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… As Ekpengba,Kiebo emerges chair,Youth President
Swali community in Yenagoa council area of Bayelsa state now has new CDC and youth leader.
Our sources which monitored the election of the new community leadership of the town, noted for her commercial and economic importance to the state reports that one time chairman of the community’s development committee, CDC,Comrade Fidelix Ekpengba has for a record second non- consecutive time been elected by the community’s electoral collage as CDC helmsman.
Swali community plays host to Bayelsa’s largest daily market,the Swali ultra modern market, the headquarters of the Nigerian content development and monitoring board,NCDMB as well a one of the foremost tourist delight in Yenagoa metropolis,the oxbow lake and a foremost broadcast outfit,the silverbird group.
Our Sources further reports that also elected as new Youth President was Mr Appah Kiebo.
Speaking to Newsmen shortly after their election the duo thanked the community for reposing confidence in them,assuring that they would not betray the trust they have in them.
Epkengba and Appah pledged their commitment towards partnering all well meaning individuals in and around the commercial town to better Iots of the community, noting that internal security, peaceful coexistence and development would would be there watchwords.
Meanwhile the paramount ruler of the community, HRH Seiyafa Wilcox has said the rationale behind the use of the collegiate system in electing occupants of the positions of the CDC chairman and Youth President respectively was to avoid rancour,thereby reducing the chances of unquantified individuals in ascending leadership.
These system the royal father noted has partly been attributed as the reason for their continued peaceful living over the years.
He advised the duo of the new CDC chairman and Youth leader never to derail from working harmoniously for the interest of the fast urbanising community.
