By Austin Ogwuda
DELTA State government says it is following up on the people arrested in connection with the Okuama crisis including President-General of Ewu kingdom, Prof. Arthur Ekpekpo who is a Lecturer at Delta State University DELSU Abraka currently in the military detention.
Special Adviser to Delta State Governor on Peace Building and Conflict Resolution, Chief Edwin Uzor who disclosed this while speaking to newsmen in Asaba gave assurance justice would be done to ensure they regain their freedom the same way the traditional ruler of Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom, HRM Clement Oghenerukevwe lkolo was released, except they are found guilty and culpable.
He was speaking in his office in commemoration of the World Peace Day.
Uzor also said that apart from the peace accord already signed that State government was working to ensure permanent solution through demarcation of boundaries between the warring Okuama and Okoloba communities in Ughelli South and Bomadi local government areas of the State.
His words, “We are working towards boundary delineation so that permanent peace will be there from the river side to the land. This will ensure that everybody knows their boundary so that no one trespasses.
“We are working with the Akugbene king who has been pioneering the boundary issue. We are working to see how that can be resolved.
“There are challenges because some people hold strongly to their beliefs. As far as they are concerned they saying nothing but the truth. The other man also believes that the evidence he is holding unto is nothing but the truth.
“In that case you find yourself in a situation where you have to employ some kind of diplomacy and wisdom to manage such kind of situation. In a situation like that, you do not know who is telling the truth and who is lying.
“It takes a lot of wisdom and in depth finding to know who is telling you the truth. Any man giving statement is giving statement that will favour him. We will look at all those things and come out with the exact truth”, Uzor stated.
Source: Emerald News