With the rising tension in Ibusa community over the alleged inauguration of interim Ibusa Youth Council by his Royal Majesty, the Obuzor of Ibusa, Obi (Professor) Chelunor Nwoboshi and the Local Government Chairman, Hon. Innocent Eseweise against the constitution of the Ibusa Youths body and Delta State Ministry of Youths Election Guidelines despite the subsisting court injunction stopping any youths election in Ibusa. The Obuzor of Ibusa went ahead to inaugurate illegal Interim Ibusa Youths Council government to be led by his personal aide.
With reference to section 13 of the Ibusa Youths Council Constitution, which Empowers only the out-going Youths President to constitute the electoral committee that can carry out their duties independently and oversee the electoral process of the incoming executives of the Youths body. It is very sad for the entire Ibusa to witness how the palace twisted justice and manipulated the Ibusa Youths Council Constitutional Electoral process by illegally nominating a Caretaker executive leadership to the office of Ibusa Youths council headed by his palace aide while the case of suspension of Ibusa youths council election is still pending in the court of competent jurisdiction.
The recent inauguration of interim governmentelectoral committee is a brazen abuse of power by traditional and political actors who are expected to be custodians of peace and order in the Community doing the contrary. It is shameful and disgraceful witnessing the current Ibusa Youths Council saga at the moment. It was a deliberate attempt by the Obuzor and the Local Government Chairman to bypass the constitution of the Ibuzor youths council and impose leadership with Unpopular candidate through backdoor arrangement.
According to the out-going Secretary of Ibusa Youths Council, Comrade Vincent Olimmah, who condemned the recent inauguration of the illegal action of the palace saying that the proposed Youths election was illegally punctured by a group of persons who deliberately want to destroy the aspirations of the people in a bait to install their own candidate by all means. It is pertinent to know that this youths election saga started when the Ibusa Youths Council Electoral committee members were fairly selected and inaugurated according to the youths constitution, the Electoral Committee was led by one Barr. Charles Nwaogwugwu. The committee was charged with the responsibility to conduct a free, fair and credible election for all contestants who were qualified to contest for any position of their choice.
The sudden hijack of the youths election by the palace is worrisome because the Ibusa Youths Council Constitution stated clearly that the office of the Obuzor should be respected as advisory and non executive member, The office of the Obuzor has no fundamental rights and powers to appoint or inaugurate any interimelectoral committee.
It’s a known fact that the youths is the life wire of every community, and the youths must be allowed to choose their leaders as stated in their constitution and not through manipulation by power brokers as such could lead to political tension and violence. We cannot continue to build a democracy where the law is treated as a suggestion and not a command, the court is the proper venue to settle electoral dispute .
The office of the Obuzor of Ibusa should respect the right and the constitution of Ibusa Youths Council and play his expected role as the advisory and non executive member, He should not meddle with fundamental rights and powers of the outgoing Ibusa youths council president.
We wish to inform the entire Ibusa and Deltans that the political Abracadabra that took place on 26th-27th in the palace is a mirage and cannot be allowed because the case or suspension of Ibusa Youths Council Election is a matter that is still pending in the court which is tantamount to contempt of court when violated by any person as the law is not a respecter of any person or king. We are using this medium to appeal to all the political actors who are using the office of the Obuzor to achieve their malicious aim in a bait to forcefully go against the court order by nominating illegal executives should be mindful of the consequence as the matter is before a competent court of law.
It is regrettable that the Ibusa Royal Palace of Obuzor has become a political ground where misguided leaders now gathered to nefariously conduct themselves in a manner that speaks high sense of irresponsibility and use their closeness to Obuzor of Ibusa to manipulate the Ibusa Youths Council electoral process without respecting the already working legal document called constitution of the youths body and that of Delta State Ministry of Youths Election Guidelines.
The Ibusa youths election must be conducted in a free and fair process to enable the youths choose their rightful leader and not by manipulation with attempt to callously intimidate the qualified candidates in a bait to forcefully enthrone through the backdoor the President of Ibusa youth council.
Finally, the entire Ibusa community is calling on His Excellency, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori who is the Chief Security Officer of the state to checkmate the abuse of power by the palace and other political actors as their over zealousness for power can cause chaos and breakdown of law and order in Ibusa. As a stitch in time saves nine.
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