…Says Enough Is Enough
The Igbu-Akoh Kingdom in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State has cried out over alleged marginalization of her people.
Briefing the press over the weekend at Ahoada, stakeholders lamented that despite their consistent support and bulk vote delivery to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led state government since the inception of democracy in 1999, the people of Igbu-Akoh kingdom have been marginalized politically.
Igbu-Akoh kingdom, the release stated is one of the major kingdoms and indeed the most senior kingdom in Ahoada East Local Government Area consisting of 14 towns/villages with notable, responsible and educated sons and daughters.
They however blamed their plight on their “sidon look” attitude, hence they have decided to speak out for a change.
In a six (6) point communiqué the people of Igbu-Akoh kingdom unanimously stated that Igbu-Akoh is a kingdom in Ekpeye Ethnic Nation and therefore, not under any kingdom in Ahoada East Local Government Area; that Igbu-Akoh kingdom has never had a taste of the Abua-Oduah/Ahoada East federal constituency upon which the Upata, Ahoada, Abua and presently Upata has been and is still occupying wondering whether Akoh does not exist; insisting that they have qualified sons and daughters of sound academic and political proficiency that can take up appointments and perform very well.
That Igbu-Akoh should be rewarded for her hardwork in the state appointments like other kingdoms in Ahoada East Local Government Area and Ekpeye in general.
That they are not happy with the lump-sided appointments that was witnessed in the administration’s first tenure which left out Igbu-Akoh in the state cabinet; and that the only appointment they got was Special Adviser to the governor on Civil Society organization occupied by the late Dr. B.E. N. Thom-Otuya and since after his burial, there has not been any replacement.
While looking forward and anxiously praying for a redress of the situation by Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike in this second tenure, the Igbu-Akoh people express their profound gratitude to the Rivers State governor for all his developmental strides in the state which was equally extended to the area.
Worthy of mentioning the release say were the on-going Ahoada-Odiemerenyi-Ihugbogo Odieke Akoh road reconstruction; the Ahoada-Ekpena road construction in Ahoada East LGA awaiting commissioning as well as the upgrading of their apex traditional stool of Igbu-Akoh kingdom from third (3rd) class after so many years of neglect and marginalization to second (2nd) class and finally to first (1st) class status.
Those at the high table includes High Chief Goodluck Ekwere; Hon. Dennis Ololube (former Leader Legislative Assembly); former House of Reps aspirant, Hon. Idazhinimeh Goodness Ekwere; Hon. Kingsley Letem (wd 11 chairman) Bob Ololube (wd 12 chairman); Uwho Jojor (wd 13 chairman); Clement Adi and Gift Ekwelogu.
