17 days ago, we told you about Steven Okeke's plan to try to erect a monument to the National Hero, Phillip Goldson, in the Battlefield Park.
He estimated that he needed $5,000 and 1 week to get the bust properly mounted and set in place, and he asked the public to assist him to raise the money for the effort.
Well, he thought that he could stir the public to action by appealing to their sense of patriotism, but - as with all things Okeke - it ended in disappointment.
He decided that there was no point in trying to get this thing done the right way, so on Sunday, he rented a crane and just lowered the bust into the park and left it there.
We asked him why he gave up on the right way and did it any old way. Here's how he explained it:
Steven Okeke
"I left the sculpture at the Battlefield Park yesterday. It was becoming too frustrating; it's kind of you are doing something people have no value for but first I must have to thank those who actually helped me to come this far in that kind of fundraising Ms.
Collet Maheia had on behalf of her two children. Mr. Habet and Habet, Mr. Brackett and Mr. Will Mahia. In the process I was spending more money trying to raise the money, so I had to stop immediately because it was taking too long and this thing has been problem for me too. As you try to campaign over this kind of things you spend a lot of money and it's like you are trying to do something people don't want. I was able to raise about $1,800.00 but in the process of raising money I was spending more than I had raise. It was almost going back to zero, so I had to use whatever I had to pay the process of bringing it here and arrangement to just leave it there. There was a time I was angry and then I became disappointed but right now I am embarrass because I thought things would have improve better than this."
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