Settle Ogbe-ljoh/Aladja Crisis before you leave office, IGL tell Okowa

Settle Ogbe-ljoh/Aladja Crisis before you leave office, IGL tell Okowa

Francis Tayor

Warri _____ The lndependent Grassroot Liberators, IGL of Delta State, has called on the Executive Governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa to as a matter of urgency put to an end the aged long lingering communal land dispute between Ogbe-ljoh and Aladja Communities in Warri South-West and Udu LGAs of the state that have claimed many lives as well as destruction of houses and properties worths millions of naira over the years.

This was coming following the renewed attack by Aladja Community on Saturday afternoon against Ogbe-ljoh Community having severally signed  Peace Accord by both Communities before the Delta State Government and security agencies.

The group noted that if Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa led Delta State Government cannot amicably settle the crisis between Ogbe-ljoh and Aladja Communities before the shortest possible time, he should not expect the votes of Delta ljaws, especially the over one thousand bloc votes from the lndependent Grassroot Liberators across the twenty five (25) LGAs of the state.

According to the Press Statement, read below the full details:

Press Statement 

6th November, 2022 

SETTLE OGBE-IJOH / ALADJA COMMUNAL CRISIS BEFORE YOU LEAVE OFFICE, INDEPENDENT GRASSROOT LIBERATORS (IGL) 

TELL GOV. IFEANYI ARTHUR OKOWA OF DELTA STATE.

The Independent Grassroots Liberators (IGL),Warri South-West LGA, a Political oriented pressure group has tell the Executive Governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Sen.Dr. Ifeanyi Authur Okowa, to as a matter of urgency settle the aged long communal crisis between Ogbe-ljoh/Aladja Communities before he leaves office come 2023.

The National Coordinator of the group ,Hon Felix Yerinbowei Company lamented that, if Sen. Okowa as a sitting governor of Delta State cannot solve this age-long communal  conflict of Ogbe-ijoh/Aladja but expecting the votes from this areas that shall not work.

Hon.Felix Company is the current Councillor representing Ijansa/Ijelejele Ward 13 in Warri South-West LGA, and the National Coordinator of this renowned group IGL which have over one thousand PVC holders asserted that, if His Excellency, Okowa really wants to succeed in his Vice Presidential ambition as well as to install the governor of Delta State come 2023, he should be wise and urgently enough to settle this crisis now or else he will be disappointed at the polls in the general elections next year.

In his reaction, the former IYC Chairman Ogbe-ljoh Warri kingdom and Delta State Communities Peace Ambassador as well as the National Secretary General of IGL, Apst (Engr) Amb. Okosu Smart, said the Chairman Warri South West, Hon. Taiye Duke Tuoyo should be very much careful with his friend and counterpart, the Executive Chairman of Udu L.G.A, Hon. Chief Jite Brown who is the major sponsor and logically wants to overrun the Warri South West Secretariat with his  Aladja pay militants.

Apst. Okosu advise that Mr Chairman WSW, Hon.Taiye should as a  matter of urgency station Army check point at the Ogbe-ljoh Council Secretariat so as to avoid the Evil plans of Mr Jite Brown and his Aladja community to burn down our productive Secretariat.

Also speaking, the National President of IGL and the Niger Delta Youth Council, Comrade Amb. Mamamu Bene Youkore advise both Communities to shun violence and lay down their sword for Government to give final decision.

He further use this medium to call on every prominent sons of Delta State and Nigeria at large to profer a lasting solution for peace and imploy the both LGA Chairmen to work inline with the directives of His Excellency, Dr. Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa.

Signed:

Hon. Felix Yerinbowei Company, National Coordinator, IGL

Amb. Comr. Mamamu Bene Youkere, President General Niger Delta Youth Council

Apstl. Amb. Smart Okosu, Secretary General IGL.