The Urhobo Youth Leaders Affiliation has protested in opposition to some Urhobo political parts who’ve been utilizing the title of Urhobo to at all times assault the Ifeanyi Okowa administration and the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) in Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori.

The youths who protested to the Urhobo Cultural Centre alongside the Okere Street in Warri South Native Authorities Space of the state with placards with inscriptions: “Okowa, a person to belief”, “Sheriff, the Unifier”, ‘Sheriff is our Governor ”, Okowa emergence as VP is God’s Designed”, Okowa loves Urhobos”, “Derivation fund”, nicely utilised” and others, known as on the management of UPU to name to order individuals who believed in dragging their Urhobo brother down due to primitive quest for energy.

In a protest speech signed by Samuel Oghotomo, President, Urhobo Youth Leaders Affiliation; Mr. Peter Agbaja Esq,


PRO and Olorogun Vincent Oyibode, Board of Trustee/Chief of the affiliation, mentioned the protest was due to the actions of some Urhobo political parts who used the title of Urhobo to at all times assault the Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa led-government.

Within the speech learn by Chief Samuel Oghotomo, it acknowledged that “only in the near past, one Efemena Umukoro criminally used the title of UPU to protest in opposition to the Okowa purposeful and centered authorities that has demonstrated equitable utilisation and distribution of the state sources within the three senatorial districts.”

“That is worrisome as a result of the recurrence of this act is just not welcome. It’s extremely condemnable in its entirety. It’s believed to the understanding of UYLA that these actions and actions are being sponsored by enemies of the state who need to pressure themselves on Deltans and they’ll by no means see the sunshine of the day as a result of God is above all.

“Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori is our Urhobo son. His spouse is Urhobo and he has lived all his life right here in Urhoboland. These attacking him are additionally Urhobos. That is clear and whole demonstration of our disunity and lack of oneness.

“Political campaigns must be issue- primarily based. This marketing campaign of calumny, character assassination of brothers in opposition to brothers is in opposition to the progress and dignity of Urhobo as a nation. We’re right here to induce the UPU because the apex physique to wade into this matter and name to order these individuals who imagine in dragging their Urhobo brother down due to primitive quest for energy.

“Right this moment, the elections instances in court docket, the Urhobo vs Urhobo can account for 60 p.c of it. Urhobo was not like this within the days of Late Mukoro Moweo. If it was like this, Urhobo couldn’t had achieved the creation of Urhobo School and constructed the Urhobo Home in Okere warri.

“We in Urhobo Youth Leaders Affiliation are glad with the Okowa Authorities by way of the utilisation of the state sources in addition to the 13 p.c derivation funds. Okowa promised to return energy to the Urhobos of Delta Central and he has saved to his promise. The urhobo ought to admire him as a substitute of blackmailing and attacking him,” he added.

“We use this medium to apologize to our pricey governor to please ignore all of the assaults from these black legs in our midst. Urhobo can pay him or admire him with votes on February 25, 2023. We attraction to all Urhobos to return out en-mass to assist the PDP in all the approaching elections.

In response, President Basic of Urhobo Progress Union, Chief Ese Owe, mentioned the current UPU is grassroots oriented and so they have been able to obtain all Urhobos always.

“It’s the cross we volunteered to hold and we’re prepared and ready to hold it efficiently.

“The UPU has no youth wing presently since after our election. It’s now we’re assembly to take some sure selections. Sadly, within the warmth of that assembly, you got here. I welcome the protest basically as a result of it’s peaceable.

“We the Urhobos benefit from knocking down our individuals. The current UPU is not going to settle for it. It’s sufficient of the ‘Pull Him Down’ syndrome. Major elections are over. You need to all go about your campaigns peacefully.

“The fantastic thing about this coming election is that an Urhobo man should emerged Governor of Delta State. In the event you go to Asaba and also you begin sporting a gab that doesn’t befit your standing, the UPU is alive and alert always to derobe you of that gab. That gab of parading your self as president of UPU youth wing has not and might by no means obtain our blessings,” He mentioned .

“As to the problem of the governor of Delta State, at this second, Okowa is the Governor of Delta State and he should be accorded with each regard and respect always. Prior to now, when our son, Chief James Onanefe Ibori was the governor, his (Okowa) individuals accorded identical respect for him; identical was accorded Uduaghan. So, we anticipate our individuals to do identical to Okowa,” he added.