Tension has mounted in Iguobazuwa, the administrative headquarters of Ovia South West local government area of Edo State following a dispute over occupant of the traditional stool.
By Ozioruva Aliu
BENIN CITY – THE member representing Ovia Federal constituency, Hon Dennis Idahosa yesterday averted what could have snowballed into a communal war in Edo state when he waded into the traditional leadership in Iguobazuwa, Ovia South West local government area pledging to ensure its peaceful resolution.
While addressing youths of the community, Idahosa said the people must always see that which binds them together rather than that which separate them.
Idahosa said, apart from been member representing the constituency, the matter is dear to him and would be resolved without any form of violence since he is from Iguobazuwa.
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The member of the House of Representatives, representing Ovia Federal Constituency of Edo State, Mr Dennis Idahosa, has appealed to the people of the Iguobazuwa community in Ovia South-West Local Government Area of the state to eschew violence for the overall development of the community.
Idahosa made the appeal, on Saturday, when he waded into the traditional stool tussle of the Iguobazuwa community.
The federal lawmaker, while addressing the youths of the community, urged the people to place more premium on what binds them together rather than what separates them, pledging that he would see to the amicable resolution of the matter.
Elder statesman, Prince Tony Momoh dies at 81
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By Clifford Ndujihe, Olasunkanmi Akoni, Omezia Ajayi, Johnbosco AgbakwuruOzioruva Aliu & Olayinka Ajayi
ELDER Statesman, media czar, lawyer and politician, Prince Tony Momoh, yesterday, passed on exactly 85 days to his 82nd birthday.
Born on April 27, 1939 in Auchi, Edo State as the 165th child of King Momoh I of Auchi, Prince Momoh was vivacious and full of life when he granted his last interview to Vanguard on January 20, 2021.
Confirming his death, his son, Abdulrasheed Momoh, said he died in a private hospital in Abuja, yesterday afternoon.
‘’Daddy has been ill for some time due to old age. He died some hours ago in a private hospital in Abuja. I am in Lagos now. I will go to Abuja tomorrow, ‘’ he told Vanguard on phone at 7.15 pm, yesterday.
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About 47 communities in the Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State have become inaccessible due to the absence of a link bridge.
The lawmaker representing the Ovia Federal Constituency, Mr Dennis Idahosa, said this in Benin on Thursday through his media aide, Mr Friday Aghedo, adding that the people of the communities have had to endure years of hardship.
He said that lack of a link bridge at Umaza, had not only affected their social live, but had also negatively impacted on their means of livelihood.
He called on the relevant government agency, especially the Federal Ministry of Works, to come to the aide of the communities by constructing a standard link bridge.