Former
governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, on Wednesday, wept after he
paid a condolence visit to the family of his longtime friend and political
ally, late D.S.P Alamieyeseigha in Amassoma, Bayelsa State.
Ibori who was accompanied on the visit by political leaders and
stakeholders from Delta State including the Speaker of the State House of
Assembly, Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya described Alamieyeseigha as a patriotic leader
who was very courageous and outspoken and stood on the side of his people at
all times.
He said he was devastated when news of his death got to him in
the United Kingdom as they both shared a common ideology and relationship which
was very deep and added that Alamieyeseigha until his demise fought against
oppression and evil which ultimately led to his untimely death.
While sympathizing with the family of the departed
Governor-General of the Ijaw Nation, Ibori urged them to take solace in the
fact that he was a good man who will forever be remembered by his legacies and
also the reality that what he believed in will not die.
The former Delta State Governor who equally took time to visit
the grave side of the departed Alamieyeseigha assured the family that he will
always remember and stand by them as their father and son would have done same
for his family.
Earlier, Ibori had visited Governor Seriake Dickson at the
Government House in Yenagoa where he also expressed his sympathy to the
government and people of the state over the death of their first civilian
governor.
According to him the visit was to appreciate Governor Dickson
for immortalizing the foremost Ijaw hero by renaming the Government House
banquet hall after him and for pushing forward his noble ideas of governance
and strong agitation for rights of people Ijaw and Niger Delta.
” I take solace in the fact that having met you, I am encouraged
that indeed the flag only flew half mast for a couple of days and after that
the flag is flying again. Thank you for playing your bit to immortalize him. He
may have left us but his spirit is still with us”.
In his remarks, Governor Dickson said the visit was solemn but
historic and thanked Ibori for his thoughtfulness to visit the family which
emphasized the brotherliness that existed between him and the late former
governor.
Dickson who called on people of the Niger Delta to stop
betraying their leaders noted that both Alamieyeseigha and Ibori were victims
of the Niger Delta struggle which was as a result of their campaign for
resource control and fiscal federalism.
He said “ We have done enough when it comes to betraying,
sabotaging and pulling down one another especially our leaders. Nobody in this
nation will build and sustain leaders for us, we have to build our leaders,
support and encourage them. So I think the time has come for us in the Niger
Delta to turn a new leaf and learn from others”.
Story courtesy: Daily Post
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