Marginalisation in Delta: Egbema Ijaws not Happy With Gov. Okowa, Vow to Produce Council Boss 2021

Youths of Egbema Kingdom, Warri North LGA Delta state, have expressed anger over what they describe as developmental neglect, by the state government.

This was contained in a press statement made available to FocalPoint Reports in Sapele by the youth leaders, Gen Silas Toruwei, Comrade Raphael Nimi, Comrade Agabra Oyobu Esq,

Comrade Ebieren Nimi,

Comrade Anthony Dango,

Jointly.

They however, alleged that Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa led administration has relegate Egbema people to the background and intentionally sideline them in terms of Development and appointment.

The statement reads "Youths of the kingdom, frown over marginalization of Egbema people, a kingdom in Warri North.

"The Egbema people have been depriving of producing the Warri North Council chairman since the creation of the Local Government Area. Egbema indigenes have been deprived of producing a member at state House of Assembly, we have been neglected in the appointment of a commissioner, Delta state oil-producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC) Chairman, Federal house of Representative".

According to one of the youth leader Mr Mingo Friday stated that Gov Okowa has almost visited all kingdom's in the state but he has not to visit Egbema kingdom.

"No single state projects in Egbema"

They frowned at the Governor's non-inclusion of Egbema kingdom in his Developmental agenda.

In the same vein Egbema Youths declared their mandates to produce the next Warri North Council Boss, for the forthcoming Delta 2021 LG poll,

One of the convener of the meeting comr Silas Toruwei stated that

"Delta 2021 Poll, Egbema indigene must be Warri North LG, chairman" enough is enough".

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