Chairman of Ugborodo Community Youths in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr Wilson Ejeh, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to not change the names of some Ugborodo federated communities....READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE ▶▶
Ejeh, who spoke to newsmen in Ugborodo, Delta State, said reports had it that some individuals from a neighbouring community were coming to three Ugborodo federated communities – Kpoko, Saghara and Ijaghala – threatening the Itsekiri to vacate the communities or face violence and destruction.
According to him, “stoking fire by plotting to change the names of some Ugborodo federated communities under the guise of delineation of wards and units in Warri Federal Constituency” was not acceptable.
“If the award of a pipeline surveillance contract by the NNPCL to any Indigenous security company, is to forcefully take over the legitimate and historical communities of neighbouring tribes, particularly Ugborodo communities, then the federal government should immediately order NNPCL to terminate the contract,” he added.
He called on the federal and Delta state governments to direct INEC to respect the constitutional and historical names of Ugborodo communities, saying: “The commission’s desperation to conduct delineation of wards and units in Warri Federal Constituency. Are the invaders of Ugborodo federated communities telling us that their motive of surreptitiously going to the Supreme Court to obtain judgement, which directed INEC to delineate wards and units in Warri Federal Constituency, is to forcefully take over Ugborodo communities?”…READ FULL ARTICLE
