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Aladja VS Ogbe-Ijoh Novelty Match Ends with Goalless Draw

Aladja VS Ogbe-Ijoh Novelty Match Ends with Goalless Draw,


Sheriff Mulade to Gov. Okowa Contribute to Sustainable Peace, 

Adopt Sport as Legacy Project for Aladja, Ogbe-Ijoh

Commence Peace and Unity Stadium Project.


The Aladja VS Ogbe-Ijoh Novelty Football Match Ended with Goalless draw on Sunday at the football pitch in Aladja community, Udu Local Government area, Delta State.

Chief Sheriff Mulade supporting the commencement for the Aladja players


An Ijaw leader, Chief Sheriff Mulade described the match and its final goalless draw as lasting solution toward ending the boundary disputes between Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh communities.

The said Aladja is an Urhobo community in Udu Local Council and Ogbe-Ijoh, an Ijaw enclave in Warri South-West Local Council, they have embraced unity, peace and love through sport.

Dignitaries in Udu and Warri South-West Local Government Areas of Delta State and beyond turned up in their large numbers to watch the matches  respectively.


The matches were organized by the Aladja-Ogbe-Ijoh Peace Vanguard in collaboration with Center for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ as one of its strategies to deepen the ongoing peace process in Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh communities.


At the Ogbe-Ijoh township playground, the Pere of Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Kingdom appreciated all the peace ambassadors for their individual and collective efforts towards restoring permanent peace to the hitherto troubled area, and released his royal blessings on indigenes of both communities. He advised everyone to key into the peace initiative and allow peace to reign.

Chief Sheriff Mulade presents awards to best players

The Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Monarch urged the Delta State Government led by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to bring the desired development to Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh to boost peaceful coexistence among indigenes of the two communities.


In the same vain, HRM, the Ovie of Udu Kingdom able represented by High Chief C.C Whiliki, thank and appreciate the Center and Aladja/Ogbe-Ijoh Peace Vanguard for bringing this great joy and peace of unity to us and call on leaders to join hands in sustaining the hard earned peace.



For his part, the National Coordinator of Center for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ, Comrade (Chief) Mulade Sheriff, the Ibe-Sorimowei of Gbaramatu kingdom, and one of the major supporters of the peace process asserted that peace is an inevitable factor for development.



He presented certificates of peace award to the two Royal Fathers of Ogbe-Ijoh Warri and Udu Kingdoms, the Chairmen of Udu and Warri South West Local Government Areas, amongst others for their immense contributions to the peace process, and urged others to emulate their examples.

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