By Austin Ogwuda
THERE is growing tension in Ozoro land in Delta State, Nigeria, following the move by the Governing Council of the newly established Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro to relocate the Faculty Social Sciences and Management to Orerokpe Community in Okpe Local Government Area of the state, claiming it was the governor’s directive.
A pressure group – Ozoro Positive Voice addressed a press conference condemning the Governing Council’s decision led by Ambassador Godson Echegile, the Chairman.
Leader of the group, Dr. Enahoro Michael said, “Historically, Ozoro and Orerokpe are brothers, as they are children of same parents, as such an Ika man cannot come to divide us for his personal acrimony and benefits”.
Dr. Enahoro called on the Governor to drop the resolution of the governing Council on the relocation plan in order to save people’s investments in the town and avoid total collapse of the newly established institution.
In the same vein, the Former Chairman, Isoko Local Government and Former Chairman, Isoko North PDP Elders Council, Hon. P. O. Oju in a separate press statement made available to The Townhall, stated that H.E (His Excellency) “should do a re-think of his plan to kill Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro whose corpse he wants to bury at Orerokpe, his home to create the impression that he loves his people so much.
“The good Orerokpe people, Urhobo people the closest to Isoko people and the peace loving people of Delta State should without delay advise my amiable governor for whom I almost lost my life mobilizing people to vote for him as my PDP Candidate to go back to history and copy what H.E. Governor James Onanefe Ibori did when he wanted to establish Oghara Polytechnic.
“He did not kill Ogwashi and Ozoro Polytechnics which were almost dying, he revived them and established the Oghara Polytechnic. There was jubilation in the whole of Delta State.
“H.E.Governor Sheriff Oborevwori should not create unnecessary tension in Delta State in his time for people in Isoko to pass a vote of no confidence on PDP, our Political Party.
“It is my sincere and honest advice that H.E. should have listening ears and do his PDP members in Urhobo, Isoko and the whole of Delta State proud. I won’t stop advising until the right thing is done”, the statement added.