Appointments: Tom Willy congratulates Agediga, Bebenimibo, Amgbaduba, begs Diebiri to give peace a chance
A renowned political leader cum Niger Delta philanthropist, Hon. Ebiakpo Tom Willy has congratulated Amb. Shedrack Agediga on his appointment as Executive Director, ED Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC by His Excellency, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi A. Okowa, Governor of Delta State.
Hon. Willy had particularly hailed the Governor of Delta State for appointing Agediga into the board of DESOPADEC as ED, stressing that the appointment is well deserving.
While expressing his happiness towards the appointment, the political leader had further wished Amb. Shedrack well in his future endeavors and increased wisdom to pilot the affairs of the new office.
In his words: “I congratulate our own Comrade Shedrack Lucky Agediga on his well deserved appointment as Executive Director Desopadec and to wish him well in all his endeavours even as I pray for increased wisdom for him in his new role.”
Hon. Ebiakpo had also congratulated the duo of Dr. Paul Bebenimibo as member of the DESOPADEC board and Chief Emman Amgbaduba, commissioner designate of Delta State.
However, the renowned Niger Delta humanist had begged the people of Diebiri Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area to give peace a chance, stressing that the matter should be tabled before the Governor of Delta state whom he described as a listening Governor.
Meanwhile, Willy had added his voice to that of others in appealing to the Delta State Governor to consider the people of Diebiri by addressing their grievances, suggesting that they should be carried along in the system.
“I also want to use this medium to appeal to our brothers in Diebiri Kingdom to give peace a chance. That the issue should be tabled properly with His Excellency Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa. He is a man that listens to genuine yearnings of his people. Even as I join my voice to appeal to His Excellency to look into the matter considerably and carry them along by compensating appropriately.” Hon. Ebiakpo had stated.
The Liberator can report that the people of Diebiri Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area, Delta State had on Friday the 19th of July 2019 shutdown the Batan flow station in a protest to register their grievances to the Governor of Delta state that the appointment of the board member of DESOPADEC did not go down well with them, envisaging that such position was meant for them as an oil producing kingdom.
It would be recalled that Willy was a former supervisory councillor in Burutu Local Government Area, Delta State, a position he used in adding more value to the system.
Nevertheless, Ebiakpo, a leader in Ijaw ethnic nationality had also joined his voice to that of other South South leaders in saying no to cattle colony, now known as RUGA.
He had maintained that RUGA is not part of the Niger Delta culture and must be rejected by all means.
In his words: “I want to add my voice to leaders of the South to say no to setting up of cattle colonies in the Southern part of Nigeria. RUGA is same thing as cattle colony and its not part of our culture.”
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