Thurs. 30th July 2015.
Do you have any words of encouragement to the young promising Youth Corpers serving Nigeria in our LGA?.
Thursday, 30 July 2015
Friday, 24 July 2015
Wednesday, 22 July 2015
Hello friends, how is your day going?, am sure all is fine with you.
Let us to reason together now because we keep on singing about corruption of our Leaders in the Society.
There is an AUDIT that's going on now in the Ogu/Bolo L.G.A Council Secretariat and some persons are panicking,
Can we ask ourselves if the AUDIT of Workers authenticity is a bad idea?.
Please let us have your own side of view.
Let us to reason together now because we keep on singing about corruption of our Leaders in the Society.
There is an AUDIT that's going on now in the Ogu/Bolo L.G.A Council Secretariat and some persons are panicking,
Can we ask ourselves if the AUDIT of Workers authenticity is a bad idea?.
Please let us have your own side of view.
Monday, 20 July 2015
AUDIT! AUDIT!! AUDIT!!!.
All Council workers are hereby advised to report for the said exercise
in person to confirm Identity. Effect from 21st July 2015. Time: 8am
prompt, Venue: L.G.A Secretariat.
This is to inform the Ogu/Bolo Local Government Council workers that there shall be a mandatory Audit of workers.
This is to inform the Ogu/Bolo Local Government Council workers that there shall be a mandatory Audit of workers.
Thursday, 16 July 2015
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
THE OGU DIVISIONAL COUNCIL OF CHIEFS WRITES AN OPEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR OF RIVERS STATE HIS EXCELLENCY CHIEF BARR. EZEBUNWO NYESOM WIKE ON THE PLANNED ATTACK BY ELEME, SIME, NORKPO, BARALE, BARAYIRA IN TAI.
Your Excellency,
The attention of the Amanyanabo, the Chiefs and the good people of Ogu Community has been drawn to reports, rumours, conducts, attitudes and even body language of our Eleme and Tai neighbours as they have concluded plans to attack Ogu Community at any given time.
Ogu Community is the headquarters of Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State, geographically, it is bounded on the North by Tai Local Government Communities, on the East by Gokana Local Government Communities, on the West by Eleme Local Government Communities and on the South by Bonny Local Government Communities.
The people of Ogu would want to alert the State and Federal Government on the incessant rate at which Eleme and some Tai communities within the boundaries have been unleashing terror on the people of Ogu and this would no longer be tolerated any more. It is on record that no year passes, without Ogu citizens being killed by Eleme in connivance with Tai Communities; within May to June 2015, Ogu lost four citizens. Even non indigenes who are resident in Ogu were not spared by them through matchet cuts, gunshot and other means of violence.
Fresh intelligence report by our local surveillance reveals that the people of Eleme have concluded necessary arrangement to perfect the attack on Ogu weekly Olobulo market which they even come to trade with the Ogu people.
They have warned their natives in the neighbourhood from coming to the market. While the people of Sime in Tai have concerted effort to divert business people coming to Olobulo market to their Local Sime market on the premise that there is crisis in Ogu, whereas there was nothing of that nature.
Another Local intelligence report had it that the Eleme militia would also attack the Staff Buses owned by the various companies which Ogu youths do board to the port complex for their daily work. Daily, the same people have being ambushing Ogu people along Eteo-Ogu and Nowa-Ogu road. Several incidents had been reported before the Ogu Divisional Police headquarter. All past Divisional Police Officers can attest to this fact.
The people of Eleme and their cohorts took to this unholy enterprise of waging an attack against Ogu is for the only known fact that the people of Ogu do travel on roads along their communities to Port Harcourt and other parts of the state. As such they could come out to attack at any time. This Government and the security agencies should look into and proffer immediate solution to protect lives in the area.
There is no community that can lay claims on any road. Roads are constructed by Government for public convenience. Therefore, this yearly act of attacking cars, bikes and pedestrian on Ogu people in the neighbourhood must stop. This is barbaric and unethical to modern life.
We are using this medium to draw the attention of the Rivers State Government, the Rivers State House of Assembly, the Commissioner of Police, The State Security Services (SSS), the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) and the civil society of this imminent threat by Eleme and their cohorts against Ogu Community.
We are also sending the same message to all Eleme, Tai and Gokana Communities within the neighbourhood of Ogu to keep their bounders closed and safe from insurgents so that the angry lion would not trace the foot prints of its prey.
We would also advise non citizens who are engaged in one business or the other in Eleme and Tai Communities to be weary of this imminent threat against Ogu and appeal to their landlords to desist as no meaningful business or development could flourish in an atmosphere of violence. “A stitch in time, they say saves nine”.
Ogu people believed in dialogue and peaceful resolution to any uprising. Whatever grievance should be made known to the people for a lasting peace in the region. Enough of these threats as every community had a tie to one ethnicity or the other. “Agundu Amundu Agamundu (Meaning People are people to other people)”. Therefore, no community has an exclusive preserve of violence. Ogu community would stand to resists such attack.
We would once more call on the Governor of Rivers State His Excellency, Chief Barr. Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike CON, JP, the security agencies to call on the people of Eleme and their cohorts in Tai to order, so that we all could live in peace and unity to enjoy the dividends of democracy in the State.
While, we would also plead with the Rivers State Government to carry out the boundary demarcation exercise which was started by former governor Dr. Peter Odili’s administration so that the land dispute between Okrika/Ogu and Eleme could be laid to rest once and for all.
Signed.
Chief S.A.W. Ibisiki-Mgbeka
Secretary General
Ogu Divisional Council of Chiefs
For and on behalf of Ogu Community.
14th July 2015.
Your Excellency,
The attention of the Amanyanabo, the Chiefs and the good people of Ogu Community has been drawn to reports, rumours, conducts, attitudes and even body language of our Eleme and Tai neighbours as they have concluded plans to attack Ogu Community at any given time.
Ogu Community is the headquarters of Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State, geographically, it is bounded on the North by Tai Local Government Communities, on the East by Gokana Local Government Communities, on the West by Eleme Local Government Communities and on the South by Bonny Local Government Communities.
The people of Ogu would want to alert the State and Federal Government on the incessant rate at which Eleme and some Tai communities within the boundaries have been unleashing terror on the people of Ogu and this would no longer be tolerated any more. It is on record that no year passes, without Ogu citizens being killed by Eleme in connivance with Tai Communities; within May to June 2015, Ogu lost four citizens. Even non indigenes who are resident in Ogu were not spared by them through matchet cuts, gunshot and other means of violence.
Fresh intelligence report by our local surveillance reveals that the people of Eleme have concluded necessary arrangement to perfect the attack on Ogu weekly Olobulo market which they even come to trade with the Ogu people.
They have warned their natives in the neighbourhood from coming to the market. While the people of Sime in Tai have concerted effort to divert business people coming to Olobulo market to their Local Sime market on the premise that there is crisis in Ogu, whereas there was nothing of that nature.
Another Local intelligence report had it that the Eleme militia would also attack the Staff Buses owned by the various companies which Ogu youths do board to the port complex for their daily work. Daily, the same people have being ambushing Ogu people along Eteo-Ogu and Nowa-Ogu road. Several incidents had been reported before the Ogu Divisional Police headquarter. All past Divisional Police Officers can attest to this fact.
The people of Eleme and their cohorts took to this unholy enterprise of waging an attack against Ogu is for the only known fact that the people of Ogu do travel on roads along their communities to Port Harcourt and other parts of the state. As such they could come out to attack at any time. This Government and the security agencies should look into and proffer immediate solution to protect lives in the area.
There is no community that can lay claims on any road. Roads are constructed by Government for public convenience. Therefore, this yearly act of attacking cars, bikes and pedestrian on Ogu people in the neighbourhood must stop. This is barbaric and unethical to modern life.
We are using this medium to draw the attention of the Rivers State Government, the Rivers State House of Assembly, the Commissioner of Police, The State Security Services (SSS), the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) and the civil society of this imminent threat by Eleme and their cohorts against Ogu Community.
We are also sending the same message to all Eleme, Tai and Gokana Communities within the neighbourhood of Ogu to keep their bounders closed and safe from insurgents so that the angry lion would not trace the foot prints of its prey.
We would also advise non citizens who are engaged in one business or the other in Eleme and Tai Communities to be weary of this imminent threat against Ogu and appeal to their landlords to desist as no meaningful business or development could flourish in an atmosphere of violence. “A stitch in time, they say saves nine”.
Ogu people believed in dialogue and peaceful resolution to any uprising. Whatever grievance should be made known to the people for a lasting peace in the region. Enough of these threats as every community had a tie to one ethnicity or the other. “Agundu Amundu Agamundu (Meaning People are people to other people)”. Therefore, no community has an exclusive preserve of violence. Ogu community would stand to resists such attack.
We would once more call on the Governor of Rivers State His Excellency, Chief Barr. Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike CON, JP, the security agencies to call on the people of Eleme and their cohorts in Tai to order, so that we all could live in peace and unity to enjoy the dividends of democracy in the State.
While, we would also plead with the Rivers State Government to carry out the boundary demarcation exercise which was started by former governor Dr. Peter Odili’s administration so that the land dispute between Okrika/Ogu and Eleme could be laid to rest once and for all.
Signed.
Chief S.A.W. Ibisiki-Mgbeka
Secretary General
Ogu Divisional Council of Chiefs
For and on behalf of Ogu Community.
14th July 2015.
Saturday, 11 July 2015
Thursday, 9 July 2015
PH Federal High Court sacks 22 LG Council Chairmen, 300 Ward councilors in Rivers State.
One of our son is affected.
(Hon. NATHANIEL IRINGERI).
Caretaker Chairman and members has been appointed to takeover the affairs of the council.
We have Hon. ISAAC IBIBEREBUPAKABO as the Chairman caretaker committee.
One of our son is affected.
(Hon. NATHANIEL IRINGERI).
Caretaker Chairman and members has been appointed to takeover the affairs of the council.
We have Hon. ISAAC IBIBEREBUPAKABO as the Chairman caretaker committee.
What's your take on these?.
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
GOVERNOR WIKE INAUGURATES FIVE NEW COMMISSIONS
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, will swear in members of the five newly reconstituted commissions.
The swearing in is scheduled for 10am on Thursday, 9th July, 2015 in the Exco Chambers of Government House, Port Harcourt.
The Commissions to be inaugurated are:
THE RIVERS STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION;
THE RIVERS STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE COMMISSION;
THE RIVERS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY COMMISSION; THE RIVERS STATE JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION AND THE RIVERS STATE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL Commission.
The appointees are expected to be seated by 9:30am.
It will be recalled that acting on the directive of the RIVERS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, the aforestated Commissions were dissolved and the nominees for the five Commissions were sent to the Assembly for screening and were eventually cleared.
Saturday, 4 July 2015
WHATEVER
THING YOU DO, VERBALLY OR NOT VERBALLY, OUR TRADITION COMMUNICATES.
As an indigene of Ogu, when you
see people carrying Okuru, Ikpo and other wrappers in a tray pan,
it signifies
that a traditional marriage called Yaa is about to or been sealed and
consummated.
In Wakirike Culture and Tradition,
the raffia cloth (Okuru) is very important cloth. It is a sealant of a
consummated traditional marriage called Yaa.
The significant of this Okuru may
not be known or mean anything to people outside Ogu Kingdom (Wakirike) but it
means so much to us because of culture and traditional upbringing and the usage
of raffia cloth over a long period of time.
To us, it is very unique and we
use it as a symbol of a very important social function called marriage which is
sacred and ordained by God. In Ogu, we call it Okuru Deki (carrying Okuru).
In Ogu the Okuru, Ikpo and other clothes of value are places in a tray pan and
carried in a group to the bride’s mother. When this is done, the woman becomes
a bonifide property of the man, in this type of marriage, there is no divorce.
There can only be separation. The woman will never answer the name of another
husband for the rest of her life should there be separated, Whatever belongs to
the woman now belongs to the man and vis visa, If the man dies, she has
bonifide right over his property. The Yaa marriage is an unwritten will in our
tradition that the property of the deceased husband passes to her
automatically.
The Yaa marriage is the most
recognized marriage in Ogu (Wakirike) tradition, more recognized than the court marriage.
The Okuru deki or kaka is the
final lap of the Yaa marriage and it is done when the man has fulfilled every
requirements with the wife’s family as required by tradition.
It is a pride to the man as a
responsible man. The children of Yaa marriage are the qualified ones for
Chieftaincy position in a war canoe house. However, when the man did not
undertake the full traditional marriage (Yaa) the children of such union can
marry themselves traditionally to the father’s side or the mother’s side
whoever he sees a fortune.
Therefore,
Mr. John Tamuno formally or Traditionally marry his children (Mr. Abiye John and others) on the 5th of July 2015.
Friday, 3 July 2015
TOO MANY ATTACKS ON THE OGU MAN. WHY???.
On Tues the 30th of June 2015, one of ours (Mr Simeon) was shot by the Eleme (Kporo) people on his way to Ogu Town at about 20.30 hours. Reports has been made to the Police. We wish to ask, How long will this madness continue?.
1. Pastor John Isaac was brutally murdered along GSS Road Ogu on the 2nd of Oct 2013. (Still in the mug)
2. Master Tammy Yudes was brutally murdered along Ogu-Eteo road on the 25th of May 2015. (Still in the mug)
3. Rev Ibiene Jamabo Murdered in the Church at St Stephens Ang Church Wakama and a Nine (9) Year old boy same day, same Community on the 17th of June 2015.
4. Mr. Simeon also sustained bullet wounds when they shot him on his arm along Nonwa-Ogu road on Tues 30th June 2015 and Several attacks has been occurred before now which has been reported to the Police and the perpetrators has not been brought to book. When shall we have JUSTICE?.
On Tues the 30th of June 2015, one of ours (Mr Simeon) was shot by the Eleme (Kporo) people on his way to Ogu Town at about 20.30 hours. Reports has been made to the Police. We wish to ask, How long will this madness continue?.
1. Pastor John Isaac was brutally murdered along GSS Road Ogu on the 2nd of Oct 2013. (Still in the mug)
2. Master Tammy Yudes was brutally murdered along Ogu-Eteo road on the 25th of May 2015. (Still in the mug)
3. Rev Ibiene Jamabo Murdered in the Church at St Stephens Ang Church Wakama and a Nine (9) Year old boy same day, same Community on the 17th of June 2015.
4. Mr. Simeon also sustained bullet wounds when they shot him on his arm along Nonwa-Ogu road on Tues 30th June 2015 and Several attacks has been occurred before now which has been reported to the Police and the perpetrators has not been brought to book. When shall we have JUSTICE?.
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
PRISONER OF GRATITUDE.
It can be quite surprising the kind of issues entrapping many of us in life and making us run way behind our time and full potentials.
Many times we attribute a life of struggle to lack of discipline, education, passion, fear and the common traits not so productive people exhibit, but sometimes people with all it takes to be the best in life and career still fall behind; owing to what I call the imprisonment of gratitude.
It can be quite surprising the kind of issues entrapping many of us in life and making us run way behind our time and full potentials.
Many times we attribute a life of struggle to lack of discipline, education, passion, fear and the common traits not so productive people exhibit, but sometimes people with all it takes to be the best in life and career still fall behind; owing to what I call the imprisonment of gratitude.
Another Youth escaped death as Eleme people lay ambush for the Ogu people.
A commercial Motorcyclist(Okada) rider known as SIMEON has escaped death but sustained serious injury as gunmen from ELEME(Ekporo) Community laid ambush for road users along Ogu road.
Simeon was on his way to Ogu around 8.30pm on Tues, 30th June 2015 when the gunmen open fire at him.
This is the third time the Ogu Man is reporting incidents like this that had continued to fall on deaf ears.
The Ogu Man's Patience should not be taken for weakness, authorities involved should swiftly call these people to Order before they start receiving a taste of their bitter medice.
The Safety of Our Visitors residing in our Community is Paramount.
A commercial Motorcyclist(Okada) rider known as SIMEON has escaped death but sustained serious injury as gunmen from ELEME(Ekporo) Community laid ambush for road users along Ogu road.
Simeon was on his way to Ogu around 8.30pm on Tues, 30th June 2015 when the gunmen open fire at him.
This is the third time the Ogu Man is reporting incidents like this that had continued to fall on deaf ears.
The Ogu Man's Patience should not be taken for weakness, authorities involved should swiftly call these people to Order before they start receiving a taste of their bitter medice.
The Safety of Our Visitors residing in our Community is Paramount.
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| Victim Mr Simeon. |
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