IRATE youths of Egbema and Gbaramatu kingdoms in Warri North and South-West Local Government Areas, Delta State, stormed the Egbema, Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation, EGCDF, office at Warri, Tuesday morning, protesting alleged marginalisation by the Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL-inspired community development agency.
By Robinson Ariyo
Our attention has been drawn to the well-orchestrated and brilliant looking design, the handiwork of a few powerful, politically influential and wealthy Itsekiri leaders of Warri North Local Government origin to cede Warri North Local Government Chairmanship seat to the Ijaws of the LGA in exchange for the 2023 Delta South Senatorial seat, for a yet to be named member of the Itsekiri leadership cartel.
We have also painstakingly and carefully perused the key arguments which the said group of oligarchic leaders has advanced for this purpose; even though in conceiving, designing and planning to execute this scheme, they sheepishly and arrogantly arrogated to themselves the stature of the Alpha and Omega of the entire Itsekiri people and therefore saw no reason to properly confer and even seek the opinion of the overwhelming majority of our people, hence the current acrimonious and discordant tunes vibrating from the ranks and files of the Itsekiri people today on th
Controversy over ceding of Warri North chairmanship to Egbema-Ijaw
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By Emma Amaize
AFTER 27 years of political dominance, some Itsekiri political leaders in Warri North Area, Delta State, have conceded the 2023 chairmanship of the local government area to the Egbema-Ijaw for peace to reign.
However, controversy has erupted over the political horse-trading, as an Itsekiri group in the area has rejected the deal.
An Itsekiri political leader in Warri North, Mr Godwin Ebosa, denied knowledge of the arrangement when contacted by Vanguard.
Despite the contradictory positions, some Egbema-Ijaw PDP leaders, in furtherance of the agreement, submitted names of Ijaw chairmanship aspirants to a notable Itsekiri PDP leader in the area for transmission to the governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa.
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Rep member Ereyitomi felicitates with Olu of Warri
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The member representing Warri Federal Constituency at the National Assembly Hon. Thomas Ereyitomi has felicitated with the Olu of Warri on 5th coronation anniversary, noting that his reign has brought peace, development and more dignity to the kingdom.
Ereyitomi, Deputy Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, commended His Majesty Ogiame Ikenwoli the Olu of Warri for always keeping his subjects together as well as being a father to all , using his office to attract positive and visible development to the entire Warri Kingdom.