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Abia Ex- Milad denounces marginalization of Okpe Kingdom

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By Owen Akenzua Air Vice Marshal (rtd) Frank Ajobena may have stirred another round of controversy among Delta political leaders where he observed that the Okpe Nation was the least in the pecking order in Delta Central. ‘’There is a pecking order in the state. Every time something good comes

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2023 Delta Governorship: Obule urges Okpe, Uvwie to unite as Ijaws allege marginalisation

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2019

Nosa Akenzua – Asaba Ahead 2023 Delta State governorship elections, the Urhobos have commenced move to actualise the purported zoning arrangement in the state. With Governor Ifeanyi Okowa yet to settle down for his second term in office, strong indications have emerged that the Ijaws might jettison the purported zoning arrangement within the Peoples Democratic […]

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Delta 2019: Okpe leaders warn PDP, APC leadership over choice of Assembly candidate

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2018 0

Political leaders in Okpe, a major ethnic group in Delta State have drawn battle-line with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the Sapele State constituency seat. Saying, “We are prepared to stake everything in this political war in order to vindicate our cause”. In a statement in Sapele, signed […]

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 Speakership: Okpe Leaders Insist on Igbuya 

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2015 0

Okpe political leaders, on Tuesday, recognised the contributions of the Majority Leader of Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Monday Ovwigho Igbuya, to the progress of the kingdom, describing him as a distinguished politician and patriot. Igbuya, who is also the national vice-chairman of Urhobo Political Forum (UPF), was re-elected on the platform of the […]