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Riverine Communities AppreciateGovernor Obovrevwori for Creating Riverine Infrastructure Ministry

Riverine Communities Appreciate
Governor Obovrevwori for Creating Riverine Infrastructure Ministry


A MESSAGE OF APPRECIATION TO THE GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE, RT. HON. CHIEF SHERIFF OBOREOWORI BY THE COALITION OF RIVERINE COMMUNITIES EDO STATE ON THE CREATION OF THE RIVERINE INFRASTRUCTURE MINISTRY

It is with great joy in our hearts we write to show gratitude and appreciation to our amiable governor for listening to the pleas of the Izons to set up a ministry with the sole jurisdiction of attending to the yearnings of the riverine communities of Delta state.

It is worthy of note your excellency, the difficult terrains and daunting challenges of the Izons as a people. This we have been striving to live above over the years whilst contributing to the growth and development of our dear state. We believe your knowledge of the harsh conditions we the Izons live in necessitated your establishment of this ministry which we are most grateful for. We have waited for over fifteen years for this kind of intervention.

We appreciate also the choice of your appointment to head this very important ministry. We believe strongly in the capabilities of Hon. Ebikeme Clark chairing this all-important ministry. We congratulate him profusely and wish him a hitchfree run of this office. 

We won't also forget to show our gratitude to Papa E.K Clarke whose tireless efforts at bringing about the dividends of good governance and of democracy to our doorsteps. His doggedness on progressive issues is always an inspiration to us his children and proteges. We say a big thanks to you sir.

Our vote of thanks also to High Chief Government Ekpenmupulo(Tompolo) for his constant and steadfast clamour for the best for us all. We cannot overemphasize his contributions both in the past and now. In the same vein, we express our gratitude to Chief Comr. Sheriff Mulade, who in the last 8 years focus his advocacy firmly on an intervention agency sole dedicates to the well-being of the riverine area and other critical Izon stakeholders. 

We strongly believe that the yearnings of our people will be squarely addressed by this ministry your excellency and so we pledge our total allegiance to this course while applauding your benevolence and magnanimity.
Having taken the first key step by His Excellency, we hereby appealing to Delta state House of Assembly under the progressive leadership of Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor , that let the remaining  i be dot and t be cross so that the ministry can take off in full force with the needed law. 
This thank you statement was made by the national president Barrister Owei ipiteikumoh and the spokesman,Hon. Ezekiel Daniel in Asaba while taking to newsmen.
We look forward to lofty heights attained through this ministry to the glory of God and the betterment of our people

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