The Chairman of the Niger Delta Growth Fee (NDDC), Mr. Chiedu Ebie, has vowed to respect the ideas and virtues espoused by the late Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty, Prof. Chike Edozien, in selling the event of the Anioma nation.
Edozien died on February 7, 2024, 5 months earlier than his one hundredth birthday. Though the primary stories surfaced on February 7, the palace, in accordance with Asaba traditions, solely confirmed his dying seven days after the unhappy occasion, on February 13, 2024.
Ebie, a former secretary of the Delta Authorities, acknowledged this on Thursday throughout his go to to the late Asagba's palace in Asaba.
Ebie described the late Asagba monarch as a exceptional persona who distinguished himself within the medical and academia world earlier than he ascended the throne in 1991, which coincided with the institution of Delta State.
''At the moment, Asaba was the capital of the brand new state, reworked from metropolis to metropolis. Thus, he (Obi Edozien) was saddled with the duty of making certain the event of the city right into a metropolis and the peaceable coexistence of indigenous and non-indigenous folks.
''We’re grateful to God for crowning him as Asagba of Asaba at the moment and for serving to immensely within the improvement of Asaba and in addition for making certain peace within the state capital.
“One of many issues that the Fee continues to evangelise at this vital time is the necessity for all of us to coexist and work harmoniously in order that the 9 states that make up the NDDC can profit when it comes to infrastructural improvement and in addition of human capital. improvement.
''As a resident of Delta and son of Anioma, we’ll work laborious and do our utmost to make sure that the Anioma folks and folks of Delta profit from our tenure as members of the committee's board,'' Ebie mentioned .
He consoled the spouse of the late monarch, “Agu'Nwanyi” Modupe Edozien, urging her to take solace in her husband's herculean achievements.
On behalf of the Edozien household, one of many daughters, Mrs. Ngozi Edozien, thanked the NDDC Chairman for his go to, including that his variety phrases had been an amazing consolation of their second of grief.
“On behalf of my household, the Asaba Kingdom and the Anioma Nation, we thanks for all you do and all you’ll do to make our father, the late Asagba, proud,” she mentioned.
In the identical vein, Ebie, who additionally visited the palace of the Ugoani of Okpanam, Dr. Michael Ugbolu and the Ugoani-in-Council after the dying of the Omu of Okpanam and Omu Anioma, assured the folks of the Niger Delta of a fair distribution of impactful tasks within the area.
The Chairman mentioned the dying of the Omu was stunning, describing her as a robust voice, group chief, human rights activist, reformer and tradition custodian of the Anioma folks.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) stories that Ebie made comparable visits to the households of the late Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, who handed away not too long ago.
Addressing Ojougboh's household in Agbor, Ebie famous that the late former lawmaker was a hard-nosed politician.
In his phrases: “I known as to tell Dr. Cairo Ojougboh of my appointment as NDDC, Chairman. We talked loads about NDDC since he acquired there earlier than me. He was good to me and at all times noticed me as his youthful brother.”
Mr Courtious Ojougboh, who spoke on behalf of the household, expressed gratitude to the NDDC boss for the go to, saying they had been completely happy to see him at their tough time.
Amongst those that had been a part of the NDDC Chairman's entourage for the condolence visits had been some members of the Delta State Home of Meeting; the Director in command of the Delta State NDDC Workplace, Mr. Onoriode Omo-Idoyo; the pioneer Chairman of the Delta State Capital Territory Growth Company, Chief Clement Ofuani.