The Leadership of Oporoza House, a socio-political group in the Niger Delta, has condemned in strong terms, the violence that caused loss of lives and destruction of properties in Abuloma, Okrika, Rivers state, during the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Eastern Zone elections on the 14th of September 2024......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
The leader of Oporoza House, Chief Timi Ogoriba, who led a high powered delegation to visit the Amayanabo of ancient Okochiri Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, King Doctor Ateke Micheal Tom, and Amayanabo of Abuloma Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, King Bright Ateke Fibonumama, frowned at the dastardly act by few sons of Ijaw extraction that claimed lives of ljaw youths.
Speaking at the Palace of the Amayanabo of ancient Okochiri Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, King Doctor Ateke Micheal Tom, at Okrika, in the Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chief T.K Ogoriba said the visit was originally to congratulate His Royal Majesty, King Ateke Tom, on the elevation of his stool from second class to First Class by His Excellency, Governor Siminialaye Fubara of Rivers Sate.
Lamenting the high casualties that resulted in a supposed peaceful election of the youth body of the Ijaw nation, being high-jacked, Chief Ogoriba stated that Oporoza House would engage stakeholders of Ijaw Ethnic Nationality to ensure a peaceful and amicable resolution of the incident.
He pleaded with King Ateke Tom, that however provocative the incident is, he and the Okrika people should exercise restraint and not do anything that could further escalate the situation.
In response, His Royal Majesty, King Doctor Ateke Micheal Tom, Amayanabo of Ancient Okochiri Kingdom, commended the Oporoza House for its steadfastness in the pursuit of peace, unity and progress of the Ijaw nation and reaffirmed his commitment to ensure peace to accelerate development in the entire Okrika.
At the palace of the Amayanabo of Abuloma Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, King Bright Ateke Fibonumama, Chief Timi Ogoriba, also on behalf of the delegation, condoled with the people of the kingdom and called on Ijaw elders to close ranks and not to allow some individuals to sponsor Ijaw sons to fight themselves with the aim to destabilize the people and the Governor, an Ijaw son.
His Royal Majesty, King Bright Ateke Fibonumama, who earlier thanked the Oporoza House delegation for identifying with the people of Abuloma Kingdom in their moment of grief, insisted that perpetrators of the acts during the IYC election were from outside.
The king also called on his brothers of Wakirike not to contemplate revenge to avoid taking more lives of the people of Ijaw nation and appealed to His Excellency, the Governor of Rivers Sate, Sir Siminalaye Fubara, and other well-meaning Nigerians to come to the aid of the bereaved families.