Ogonis Caution Against Plan To Jettison Zoning In Rivers

As the jostle for the
2015 governorship election in Rivers State gathers momentum, the Ogonis have cautioned against move by some political quarters to jettison the zoning formula in the state, describing the move as an attempt to undermine the chances of producing a governor of Ogoni extraction come 2015.
President of a Pan-Ogoni organization, KAGOTE, Dr Peter Medee who spoke at a one-day special dedication service for the Ogoni Project 2015, organised by the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), described the anti-zoning proponents as enemies of the Ogoni people.
Medee, said the clamour for an Ogoni governor in Rivers State come 2015 was in the interest of justice, noting that the Ogonis have not produced a governor, Chief   Judge and speaker of the state Assembly  since its creation in 1967.
Also speaking at the event, a political leader in the area, Senator Lee Maeba, said the clamour for Ogoni governor as demanded required the support of all Ogonis, and other ethnic groups in Rivers State.
In his remark, the Senator representing Rivers South East Senatorial district, Senator Magnus Abe, commended MOSOP for their commitment to the actualisation of the Ogoni Project 2015.
Senator Abe who was represented by Hon Barinadaa Mpigi  a members of the House of Representatives also called for unity among the Ogonis towards achieving the aim of Ogoni Project 2015.
Earlier in his address, the President of MOSOP, Mr Legborsi Pyagbara, said the Ogoni Project 2015, was in line with the demand of the Ogonis in Ogoni bill of Rights, which centres on adequate representation of the Ogonis in all Nigerian institutions.
He called on the political elite in the country to concede the governorship of Rivers State to Ogonis in 2015 in the interest of justice.
In his sermon, the Anglican Bishop of Ogoni Diocese, Rt  Rev Solomon Gberegbara, admonished the Ogonis to practice peace and love among themselves.