Rivers
EPA Assures Egi Clan Of Better Deal
The President-General of Egi Peoples Assembly (EPA), Apostle Magnus Elemele says his organisation is working hard to restore the development momentum of the clan which had been disrupted by recent crisis that engulfed the area.
Elemele, who stated this in his speech at the grand finale of a town hall meeting held in Obite, the headquarters of Egi Clan in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, said “there is always light at the end of the tunnel”.
The president-general, who rendered what looks like a “scorecard” since his election as the leader of the Egi socio-cultural organisation said that with the cooperation of multinational oil and gas firms operating in “our land, all the 16 communities that make up Egi Clan will benefit from a project to be sited in their vicinity.”
He stated that within the period under review, the organisation had provided relief materials for two consecutive years, secured the release of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached with Total on the gas leak of 2012 at Egita Community, and entered into another five years of MoU with the French oil and gas giant.
According to him, “the rumour of embezzlement of fund is not true,” adding that, “Those who peddled that rumour are agents of destabilization, who did not like the present peace in Egi land.
“We have also distributed education materials to all schools in Egi, while brick factory would soon take off in Egita Community”, he added.
He further disclosed that the practice of selling scholarship and skills acquisition forms provided by Total to indigenes of the area to outsiders has been stopped.
The president called for the replacement of zonal and community chiefs who refused to recognise the Egi monarch, Prof. Anele Uzondu Nwokoma, “because they are dragging us backward”.
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Rivers Judiciary Denies Issuing Court Order Stopping SOLAD from Swearing in RSCSC Members
The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.