BAYELSA STATE COMMISSIONER VISITED OGBOGORO COMMUNITY .

BAYELSA STATE COMMISSIONER VISITED OGBOGORO COMMUNITY 

The youngest and one of the most active Bayelsa State Commissioner, The Honorable Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Ebipatei Apaingolo accompanied with his Acting Permanent Secretary, Mr. David Ogbe, Directors and Representatives of the Deputy Governor visited the People of Ogbogoro Community in Yenagoa LGA and it's environs and the CEO Azikiel Group of Dredging Company, assured them of Government commitment to resolve the ongoing Flood Erosion problem between the  indigenes of the community and Azikiel dredging company operating in the area. The essence of the visit is to get first hand information on the issue.

The  Ebeni-Ibe of Atissa Kingdom, HRM (SIR) KING GODWIN G. IGODO JP., KSC and the good people of Ogbogoro Community warmly received the Honorable Commissioner and his team, applauded him for his timely intervention having received complains laid down before him within a short while. HRM King Edwin Igodo, Mr. Igwele Unenadu CDC Secretary General  and Indigenes of Ogbogoro Community express their displeasure of the sudden state of the current situation of the community occasioned by natural and man made activities. They further, pleaded with the Hon. Commissioner and the Restoration Government ably led by His Excellency, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson to take a critical look at the matter that is seriously affecting the community.

The Honorable Commissioner in his respond, first appreciated the good people of Ogbogoro Community for being peaceful in their conduct in handling issues like this. Hon. Ebi Apaingolo use the medium to advise and appeal to Ogbogoro people and Bayelsans that " we as a tribe are not large as other people and the only way we can gain strength in the pursuance of the Ijaw course is when we are united. In as much as there is a dispute situation as an Ijaw people,

 as a few people, as brothers and sisters we have to employ wisdom and dialogue to resolve whatever crisis situation so that we don't end up killing ourselves, an Ijaw man should not deliberately undo another Ijaw man and if you know that your production and consumption activities will going to cause a third party effect to your neighbor please do not do it and at the same time my neighbor should not not look at my source of livelyhood because he is not privillage at that particular point of time because it will cause serious crisis situation".

The Honorable Commissioner finally empathize with the community, call for calm from both sides, assuring them of government commitment to resolve the issue amicable. A meeting has been  convened to hear from the both sides.