Inter-Communal Crisis: Traditional Rulers to Meet and Resolve issues.

DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has urged traditional rulers to wade into issues of inter-communal crises to ensure good neighbourliness and peaceful co-existence in the country.

Governor Okowa made the call today (15/12/15) in Asaba, when members of the Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers paid him a courtesy call.

According to the Governor, the traditional rulers in crises areas could meet on their own to resolve their differences. He stated that settling disputes amicably goes a long way to boost love among the people, encourage development in the communities, the state and the country.


Senator Okowa reiterated his administration's committment to a peaceful egalitarian society, where there is mutual understanding.

"I want to appeal to our traditional rulers to find solutions to some challenging land issues; we actually find that we still have communal crisis between communities and the best way to find solution is for the traditional rulers to meet privately before they meet with their subjects; once those traditional rulers accepts that there is need for peace to reign, peace will actually reign," he said, adding, "we will like to see greater love between the Aladja people and Ogbe-Ijoh people such that land will not separate our friendship; I also know that we have similar issues between the Udu people and Uvwie people, we don't want communal crisis in the state."
He added, "it is not that we cannot as a government handle the issues, we can on our own look into issues, but if the traditional rulers committee takes some steps, we would be able to achieve some reasonable level of peace in our communities."

He commended the people of Oleh and Ozoro for towing the line of peace in resolving their differences, emphasizing that the traditional rulers' council could also, intervene in ensuring that the Kingdoms were at peace with their neighbours.

Governor Okowa assured of his administration's continual partnership with the traditional institution to ensure that the people were abreast with activities of his administration.

He thanked the traditional rulers for their support to his administration, saying, "your support gives a great confidence level to this administration because, I believe that government cannot do without the support of the traditional rulers."

The Governor used the occasion to inform the traditional rulers about the successes his administration has recorded within the past six months despite the economic challenges facing the country.

Earlier, the Acting Chairman of the Council, Obi Efeizomor II on behalf of the traditional rulers in the state, congratulated Governor Okowa on his electoral victory and victory at the election petition tribunal and assured him of the support of traditional rulers in the state.

"We would give you our full cooperation to enable the administration to usher in an era of even and sustainable development of our state, thereby fulfilling your cardinal aims of creating prosperity for all Deltans," he said