Open Letter To Urhobo Kings, UPU PG & Other Stakeholders: Why We Need Peace In Urhobo Land

By Comrade Enaefewan Friday Okieriemagbaren

To: All Royal Fathers (Urhobo Nation)

The President-General, Urhobo Progress Union

The President-General, Urhobo Political Forum

All Urhobo Political Leaders

All Urhobo Community Development Committees

All Urhobo Pressure Groups

All Stakeholders/Sons & Daughters of the Great Urhobo Nation

My Dear Royal Fathers, PG’s, CDC Chairmen, Sirs & Ma’s,

A HUMBLE APPEAL FOR US TO IDENTIFY AND EMBRACE OUR OWN BECKONS 

OF HOPE: A CLARION CALL TO ALL TRADITIONAL RULERS, PRESIDENT 

GENERALS, POLITICAL LEADERS, CDC CHAIRMEN, STAKEHOLDERS, SONS AND 

DAUGHTERS OF THE GREAT URHOBO NATION

“Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them. Our light at the end of the tunnel has shown and now dazzles so brightly, seeking to illuminate and entirely comprehend all our darkness as a nation if only we will give unity a chance.”

The Urhobo nation, has craved for rare opportunities in the annals of our great country in the ages past. But today, we, as one nation under the direction of God Almighty, now have two strategic portfolios in the affairs of our beloved country – Nigeria, namely; CHIEF (SENATOR) OVIE OMO-AGEGE as Deputy Senate President and CHIEF FESTUS EGWAREWA KEYAMO (SAN) as Minister for Niger Delta (State), now redeployed to Labour and Employment (State).

Prior to this period and up till now, the Urhobo as a nation has been polarized down the middle due to disunity and/or disagreement on some political, socio-economical, religious grounds. Sadly, as a result, Urhobo who are supposed to be the majority has turned to minority out of omission and/or commission in the affairs of Delta State in particular and Nigeria in general.

It will be recalled that our very own CHIEF SENATOR OVIE OMO-AGEGE on merit 

earned the office of the Number Six (6) man in our beloved country and by industry, cum divine providence, CHIEF FESTUS EGWAREWA KAYAMO (SAN) has been appointed Minister for Niger Delta (State), and just redeployed to Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment (State) – all being positions some other nations crave for, but never have.

The above feats, we manageably achieved in the midst of our alarming polarization, animosity and disunity: imagine the feats we can and will achieve when we decide and resolve to throw away our bifurcations and differences and embrace that which bounds us together as one indivisible, indissoluble and united nation. The time is truly now to retrace our ways and return to our ancient landmark; Urhobo Ovuo ‘Ovo.

Signed:

Comrade Enaefewan Friday Okieriemagbaren 

Chairman, Ekpan Indigenous/Community Contractors; Vice Chairman & Secretary, Ekpan Community Relations Committee, Warri Refining & Petrochemical Company (WRPC)