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Chief Ibori

The way to work and enhance the status of the people is to stand up and defend the Constitution for their sake, former governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori has said.
At a function organised in his honour recently at Owhelogbo, by his erstwhile aide and political associate, Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, Ibori at the event thanked Comrade Macaulay for organizing the reception and urged leaders in the country to be courageous in standing on the part of the constitution and working for the people.
“When you are in office, people will abuse you, allow them, that is the beauty of democracy, you must be courageous to stay on the part of the people, no matter the price; if there is any constitutional breach, you must stand up and oppose it”, Chief Ibori said, saying, “As an elder statesman, I will be happy if this democracy which we all fought for is deepened.”
The Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has urged Deltans to engage in actions that will strengthen the bond of unity no matter their political divide.
According to the Governor, “The more united we are, the better for our state, we should play politics that will engender unity.
“Most of us have been looking forward to an event like this where our leader is honoured, there is no doubt that Chief Ibori is a leader in its true sense, he built a strong political family and by the grace of God, the leadership of the state today is still within the family, the family is still intact and most of the things we have achieved in the state today can be traced to the foundation laid by him,” Governor Okowa said, adding, “I must thank him for laying a foundation that we are building on, there is no state in the country today that has the type of road infrastructure we have in Delta State, Chief Ibori has a big heart, he is bold.”
The immediate past Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, urged the Deltans to avoid pulling down those who were in position of authority, stressing that such persons should rather be encouraged to succeed the more, reiterating, “Chief James Ibori is up and he will never go down again.”
Former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in his speech, described Chief Ibori as a bridge builder while Comrade Macaulay said that the event was in honour of “A giant in the struggle, a resilient fighter for the rights of the Nigerian workers and the masses, a courageous and selfless social crusader.”
Chairman of the occasion, General Alexander Ogomudia (rtd) thanked God for the life of Chief Ibori and commended Comrade Macaulay for organising the event.
Former Deputy of Delta State, Chief Benjamin Elue, former Acting Governor of Delta State, Prince Sam Obi, former Chief of Naval staff, Admiral Dele Ezeoba, former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei, among others, attended the ceremony.