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By:Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa.Paramount rulers of Agbura and Ekeki communities of Atissa and Epie clans, Yenagoa local government area of Bayelsa state, the Royal Highnesses, E.N Daufa (Ikile viii) and Bernerd Odoki (Isun xiv ) have eulogized the outgone Governor of Bayelsa state, Seriake Dickson for keeping to his reelection campaigns promises of reclassifying traditional stools in the state.
The duo Royal Fathers gave the commendations in separate interviews with our correspondent in their palaces in Yenagoa.
The Highnesses Daufa and Odoki who were openly elated over their new statuses expressed appreciation to the immediate past Governor on there upgrade from 3rd–2nd and from an unclassified to 3rd classes respectively.
According to the monarchs, with their new nomenclatures as 2nd and 3rd class royals there morales are now boosted to render more sacrificial leaderships to there respective communities, saying the preceding administration have also commenced paying them according to there new statuses before handing over to his successor.
The Atissa and Epie-clans communities paramount rulers described there upgrade as overdue,maintaining that for more than three decades and years they have been functioning in there former classification and unclassified stools.
The Agbura monarch,His Royal Highness E,N Daufa said,”for more than 30 years I’ve been on this throne.Initially unclassified, but as time went on I was later classified to 3rd class.I thankGod that former Governor Dickson kept to his campaign promises to us.Today I’ve been upgraded to 2nd class, and who knows maybe someday I’ll become a 1st class traditional ruler. I give God all the glory.”
He continued, “Agbura plays host to some Government projects.There’s a low cost housing estate being built here that has not been completed,there’s a road linking here to Swali and other parts of Yenagoa that hasn’t also been completed. With this new status I shall continue to press on the Government and other well meaning individuals to bring more projects to this community.”
His Royal Highness, Odoki,paramount ruler of Ekeki said the magnanimity of the outgone administration to the traditional institution in the state will not be forgotten in a hurry.
He emphasized that from time immemorial the monarchical stool of his community has remained unclassified,saying with this and every other privileges attached to his new nomenclature Ekeki community can only be betterf off, just as he advised that successive administrations do upward review of chieftaincy stools in the state with a view to making the services of paramount rulers worthwhile.
In a related development, the Agbura mornarch has poured encomiums on the member representing Yenagoa constituency 1 in the Bayelsa state House of Assembly,Oforgi Oboku for constructing the paved road through his palace to other parts of the community.
HRH Daufa reiterated his commitment towards ensuring peaceful coexistence in the community, harping that with this road completed and other projects ongoing in the community there would be rapid transformation in the landscape of the area,praying that God uplift the lawmaker in achieving more for the Epie-Atissa clans and other communities of the constituency.
