By Theophilus Keme
He who that has created a path for himself have not only done himself an esteemed good, but also have broken an aerial stigma of impossibility which grenades to creating an evergreen aisle of possibilities for his kinsmen and generations that will long come after him. Inspiring them into sharing the same undaunted zeal that will ensure they also succeed like him being pioneer, even as they follow each steps and process with in-depth understanding, as the thorns already are lifted off from the way by the pathfinder (pioneer) who now befits to who they have coronated as their Hero.
What does the above literature even mean? I know you may be wondering, but don’t stress it, this is about the Delta Izon (ijaw) community.
This is about the Delta Ijaw community, precisely the Bomadi Local Government Constituency of which the man whom now befits to be called a political gladiator, a pathfinder, a grassroots and also a national hero comes from. Whom by profile was a former chairman of Bomadi local government delta state, former chairman of the PDP (Delta State chapter), former commissioner for social development, former commissioner for works, a five time Senator in the federal republic of Nigeria.
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s no other person but of our own SenatorJames Ebiowou Manager (CON) LLB, BL, LLM etc… Like they say, every man is a nation in his capacity, as by divine order in creation, man is gifted to reproduce, procreate, influence and make inventions in the society of which he is sole part of. To this, has Senator James Ebiowou Manager, Member of the 5th-9th Assembly has broken and wildly open up the Political aisle for the good sons and daughters of Delta ijaw Communities and most precisely for the sons and daughters of the Bomadi local government constituent of which I am also privileged to have come from. These heroic role and sacrifice has he made that (we) the able ijaw sons and daughters can be what we dare to be in the goodwill of delta politics and Nigeria politics as a whole.
Sir, i Know you don’t often hear this, but truth be told, you are the Hero whom have plucked out the
thorns that any ijaw son and daughter will ever have to deal with in their political journey be it in the state or federal. You are the Hero, whom by resilience have painstakingly carried all sort of heavy political burdens and even humiliations alone, just so those coming after you wouldn’t have to carry much, if not any. To this do I beat my chest to proclaim that no longer will an ijaw son or daughter will be marginalized or be refused a place to rule in the future elections and governance of delta state, for you’ve already paid the just cause for us all.
In your magnanimity and pious nature have you proven to Deltan’s and Nigeria at large that not all ijaws are trouble shooters but some of us can also be very dedicated to service, rigid but still keen to delivering according to the task and ensure to maintain a positive repute despite being in the shallow waters, unlike other unholy behaviors the ijaw ethnicity are stereotyped into.
Sir, you may not have known it before now or even if you do, permit me to restate that you are an all round achiever, a pioneer of delta ijaw politics. As whatever any other privileged delta ijaw son would achieve politically or the years he or she would spend in their respective public offices would mean they only could have done it after you. It has now become a single but sacred prayer for your Delta ijaw sons and daughters that what had inspired you in the first place over the years to now comfortably merit being the Delta IZON-EBE POLITICAL FATHER, would also inspire us and burn fiercely in us for us your- sons and daughters to grow into fitting this size of big feet that you are still very much elastically increasing.
With all that is being said; sir, we, if not just me, also humbly solicit that you bring on board more dogged and political sensitive youth into your class of mentorship lest we become left behind or get carried away by the insignificance.
Long live great izon leader!
Egbaige Olotu
The Pathfinder
The Tun and Engbe of the ijaw nation
