Obiaruku: Communities currently in communal feud in Ndokwa area of Delta State has been called to cease fire, and embrace peace.
The called was made in a press statement by Amb. Dele Omenogor from Amai, in Ukwuani Local Government today, Thursday, 25 2017
In the statement titled, “Development and Peace are Brothers” Amb. Omenogor said that the Ndokwa people are peaceful, and just a tiny, minority fans the embers of discord and accentuate criminality.
“The tiny minority that fan embers of discord and accentuate criminality in our various communities cannot be used as a yardstick to label any of our clans as criminal and aggressive by nature”.
He said such he rejects such insinuations, and call on the people to disabuse their mind from such mindset.
The Chartered Peace Advocate of United Nations reminded the Ndokwa people of the peace that use to exist among the various neighbouring communities, where they all shared joy of togetherness.
“While growing up, I had visited friends across our borders during festivities and ordinary days. As it was with me then, so was it for many people of my age bracket in our growing days in the neighbouring Communities. We could cross over in our farms to collect water or pick a burning coal to make our fire in our farm huts. There was joy in sharing”.
He lamented how the very few in the communities have continue to cause crises in the various communities, especially as he had personally preached peace to the various communities in the recent past.
“I have criss crossed the various communities preaching and encouraging peace building strategies in the last few months. It is therefore disheartening when recent happenings indicate sabotage”
Amb. Dele Omenogor however, called on all to embrace peace, as he said that “despite this seeming sabotage, I call on all well meaning Ukwuani people to embrace peace”.
He advised the various warring communities to look up to Ebedei and Umutu Communities, both neighbouring communities, who settled their boundary dispute without crises.
“The noble maturity exhibited by both communities is worth emulating. I call on other Communities to understudy Umutu and Ebedei in handling Land boundary disputes. Boundary dispute should not cause crisis”.
While calling on state government to do more than talking and throwing carrots, he reminded the people that crises are caused by the criminally minded.
“To allow crisis is to allow criminals to lead us. We must as a people reject such”.
