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Kwara Traditional Rulers Decry Worsening Insecurity In Igbominaland
Prominent traditional rulers in Igbominaland of Kwara State have expressed concern over the worsening security challenges in the area.
The rulers however gave assurance that concrete measures were being taken to check the indiscriminate influx of migrants into the area.
Chairman of the Igbomina Ekiti Traditional Rulers Forum and Olupo of Ajase Ipo, Oba Ismail Muhammed Atoloye II; the Olomu of Omu Aran, Oba AbdulRahim Adeoti; and the Elese of Igbaja, Oba Ahmed Babalola Arepo III, gave the assurances separately.
They spoke in their palaces when members of the Executive Committee of the Igbomina Professionals Association (IPA), led by its President, Adebayo Atoyebi, visited them at the weekend.
The association had embarked on the royal visits to call the attention of the royal fathers to the security situation in the area and to suggest possible ways out of the menace.
Commending the IPA for deeming it fit to embark on the visits, the traditional rulers assured the association that they shared the same perspective with respect to security challenges.
At the Olupo’s palace, Oba Muhammed disclosed that the royal fathers were making serious moves to tackle the security challenges in their domains, saying, “We are already taking some steps to curb it”.
He said that the Igbomina Traditional Council had embarked on certain steps to stem the influx of immigrants.
“We have already entered into an agreement that those who have already settled on our lands are enough and that we do not want any more of them here.
“If we cannot send those already here back, we would not allow any new settlers in our land,” he said.
The Olupo also told the Igbomina professionals that the royal fathers “are not relenting but with this your effort, we will look more inwards”.
“Any community that is devoid of security is in peril because that insecurity will eventually wipe out that community,” Mohammed added.
On his part, the Elese of Igbaja, Oba Babalola appealed to his fellow royal fathers to be wary of harbouring the settlers on their lands.
“They should not, because of a false feeling of population expansion, condone the influx because in the long run, these immigrants would be the undoing of those communities,” he said.
Babalola also congratulated the IPA for its initiative and pledged the support of the traditional rulers for its programmes.
Also, welcoming the IPA to his palace, the Olomu of Omu Aran, Oba Adeoti, commended the association for its patriotic concern over the development and security of the people.
“You have good intentions and lofty ideas that can help Igbominaland,” he said.
Adeoti advised Igbomina sons and daughters to take more active part in politics, pointing out that “if you really want to help Igbominaland, you need to join politics”.
Earlier in his speech, the IPA President, Atoyebi, informed the royal fathers that the association, which is non-political, is made up of highly skilled and upwardly mobile professionals from different communities in Igbominaland of Kwara.
He said the IPA was set up with the aim of promoting unity and development among the federating communities.
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on the Management of Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to embark on the water projects in Buguma city in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Rivers state
The Group called on the Rivers state government to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
On the water project in Buguma, MOSIEND said the population of Buguma has increased tremendously as the residents need more water projects to enhance the daily livelihood of the people
The Group also appealed to the Chairman of the council to assist in making the project a reality and attracts more developmental projects to the city
This call was on Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, Radio program, Talk of the Town, by MOSIEND Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn alongside Mark Ojuka,Chairman of Buguma and Hon Sandra Owunari JP Chairman Obuama and monitored by our correspondent
Comrade Ojuka also called on the Management of Liquidifed Natural Gas NLG to embark on a free medical outreach in all Kala bari communities to improve their health status
He appealed to LNG to award scholarship to indigens of Kalabari communities in tertiary institutions to better their education, noting the company is doing same in Bonny, abandoning Kalabari communities
“We need contracts, free medical, scholarships and employment including skill acquisition programs for our teeming youths in Kalabari extractions ”
On Security, Mark Ojuka said security in Buguma is at zero level with the help of the Ama Ma soldiers the city is more peaceful and investors friendly as the youths of area have cordial relationship with the security agencies in the area
“Security is very secured in Buguma clan”
He called on the Rivers state to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
“The youths are asking for human capacity building in the area to reduce unemployment”
“The revamping of the Buguma fish farm will also reduce youth violence”
Also Speaking, Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn called for more improve in infrastructures in Kalabari community, especially in electricity
There is little improvement in terms of electricity in Buguma city
He decried the deplorable condition
of Buguma Health Centre, saying that the hospital is near functional
“Our sisters that are pregnant and our sick parents can not access the health centre for a better treatment ”
Describing the Health Centre as an eye saw, he called on Rivers state government and Buguma Local Government chairman Hon William to improve on facilities in the centre and make it more medically accessible to the sick persons in the area
Buguma, Tammy Bruce said is the spiritual headquarter of Kalabari people as such deserve more modern facilities from the government to improve lives
The Coordinator called on government, stakeholders and oil companies to assist and improve the poor infrastructural facilities in area
“We need first class hospitals, qualified medical doctors and nurses in the health centres and hospitals”
On the oil spilled in Obuoma Chairman MOSIEND Obuoma, Hon Sandra Owunari said the spill destroyed their crops and Rivers even polluted their only source of drinking water
She expressed displeasure that Rivers state government did not send any relief materials to the people in the affected community
On Chieftaincy title to women in Obuama, Hon Sandra Owunari said the community do not install Chieftaincy title to women, saying that Chieftaincy title is only reserved for men only in the community
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