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Elites of Ogbia origin have unveiled a new unity movement called the ‘Pan-Ogbia Movement(POM).
National Wire gathered that Ogbia is a kingdom spanning across communities in the Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa state, some communities in Nembe local government area of the state as well as some communities in Abua-Odual and Ahoada-West local government areas of Rivers State.
Speaking with newsmen in his country home, Imiringi, one of the various communities that make up the kingdom, former member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly and founder of the POM, Hon.Chief Augustus Elliot Osomu said the intent of founding it was for the unity, peace and progress of the ethnic group.
He described the POM as an intellectual and think-tank group, saying the body may soon hold its maiden physical submit to brainstorm with a view to proffering solutions to problems allegedly inhibiting the unity and development of the kingdom.
The former lawmaker who currently serves as a Commissioner in the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC), noted that the Pan-Ogbia Movement comprises elites from the Ogbia extraction, all over the world.
Osomu said all willing and interested sons and daughters of the ethnic group both home and abroad are assiduously contributing to the development of the movement upon their admissions as members.
National Wire reports that the POM is a social media based interactive and impactful discourse group consisting mostly of elites from the Ogbia extraction of the larger Izon ethnic nationality.
He said: “Very soon we’ll inaugurate a committee to work out modalities for our maiden physical submit where we’ll proffer solutions to some of our challenges as a people.
“Many of us have come to the notion that our fathers, our ancestors aren’t happy with us regarding the way and manner things have become with us as Ogbia people. So the essence of this movement is to task us on rebuilding the almost lost unity, progress and development of the Ogbia ethnic group”.
National Wire learnt that the first executive Governor of the Old Rivers State, the late Chief Melford Obiene Okilo of blessed memory and former President Goodluck Jonathan as well as the present CEO/MD of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, amongst others hail from the Ogbia ethnic nationality.
Similarly, Chief Osomu has hailed the aggrieved indigenes of the kingdom who were in court challenging and defending the status quo of the acting executives of the parent Ogbia sociocultural group, the ‘Ogbia Brotherhood’ for willfully withdrawing the matter and resorting to out-of-court settlement.
He said he was convinced that the withdrawal was due to the mutual love the parties have for the ethnic group, saying it is merrier the more for the unity and progress of the kingdom.
