{"id":150847,"date":"2025-02-15T21:32:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T20:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/olu-odu-gov-oborevwori-makes-u-turn-reverses-delta-community-as-autonomous"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:06:12","slug":"olu-odu-gov-oborevwori-makes-u-turn-reverses-delta-community-as-autonomous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/olu-odu-gov-oborevwori-makes-u-turn-reverses-delta-community-as-autonomous","title":{"rendered":"Olu Odu: Gov Oborevwori makes U-turn, reverses Delta community as autonomous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Delta State Governor, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has rescinded his earlier position, declaring that Olu-Odu, a satellite community of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom in Aniocha South Council Area of the state, is not an autonomous community.<\/p>\n<p>The Delta State Government had last year set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry, headed by Justice Ejiro Emudianowho, to investigate kingship and land ownership disputes within Ogwashi-Uku and neighboring communities, including the kingship status of Olu-Odu. The report of this commission is yet to be submitted.<\/p>\n<p>The traditional ruler of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom, Obi (Dr.) Ifechukwude Anishi Okonjo II, reacted to the misleading information that Olu-Odu had been granted autonomous status by the state government.<\/p>\n<p>He raised an alarm that the state government could not have given the community such status due to its observance of the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement by the Palace Secretary to the Obi-in-Council of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom, Prince Ifeakanachukwu Emordi, on Friday, the monarch, who is a younger brother to the Director General of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, affirmed that the government truly believes in due process.<\/p>\n<p>The monarch stated that it is the same Delta State Government that set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate several matters, including the dispute arising from Alexander Ifechukwude parading himself as His Royal Majesty, Obi or traditional ruler of Olu-Odu Kingdom, which has not received the report of the panel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo unilaterally carve out an autonomous community from Ogwashi-Uku communal lands, without following legal due process\u2014which includes the consent of the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku, Obi-in-Council, Delta State House of Assembly, and people of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom\u2014cannot be true.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commission, which has concluded its sitting and visits to sites of affected communities, is yet to submit its report. The report of autonomy, consequently, cannot be true, as the Delta State Government is known for its observance of the rule of law,\u201d Obi Okonjo II said.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, the Olu-Odu matter was stepped down at the state executive meeting on the directive of the Governor, who emphatically clarified that the community has not been granted autonomous status.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe clarify that a memo seeking autonomy for the community was listed as one of the memos to be considered at the maiden 2025 meeting of the State Executive Council yesterday but was stepped down on the directive of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori before the commencement of proceedings,\u201d the source confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming this, the state Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, said, \u201cWe, therefore, wish to urge the general public to disregard the earlier publication erroneously granting autonomy to Olu-Odu community on Friday,\u201d Aniagwu insisted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Delta State Governor, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has rescinded his earlier position, declaring that Olu-Odu, a satellite community of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom in Aniocha South Council Area of the state, is not an autonomous community. The Delta State Government had last year set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry, headed by Justice Ejiro Emudianowho, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":150846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[449,254,10724,15777],"class_list":["post-150847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-delta","tag-nigeria","tag-oborevwori","tag-olu-odu"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Olu Odu: Gov Oborevwori makes U-turn, reverses Delta community as autonomous - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Delta State Governor, Hon. 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