Rivers
Andoni Monarchs Suspend Splinter Groups
In an effort to sustain and enthrone lasting peace and stability in the area, the Andoni Area Council of Traditional Rulers has suspended all the splinter groups operating under the aegis of Andoni Bureau Council with immediate effect.
The Acting Chairman of the Andoni Area Council of Traditional Rulers in Rivers State, King Aaron Miller, Okan-Ama Town announced the suspension while briefing journalists after the council’s meeting in Port Harcourt, Monday.
Miller said the dissolution of the splinter groups led by Barr Rollins Nte and Benson Imie became imperative following the activities of the bureau in recent times which negate the reason for which the bureau was set up in the area by the traditional rulers.
According to him, the bureau was set up in 2021 by the traditional rulers following a request from the youths to the council which was approved , adding that the bureau was to cordinate and mediate between the oil companies operating in the area with regard to empowerment of the youths from the local government area.
The King said such was to promote and sustain a robust peaceful relationship between the companies operating in the area and their host communities and indeed the entire Andoni Local Government Area.
Miller however, said the activities and operations of the bureau in recent times have become a departure from the original purpose for which it was constituted, adding that the suspension will be lifted after the traditional rulers have looked at the developing issues in the bureau.
He, therefore, directed security agencies and the companies operating in the area to take notice of the suspension order and stop any dealing with the groups until further notice.
It therefore, appealed to the people of the area to continue to uphold peace and unity as well as support the present government at the local and state levels in their quest to bring lasting peace in the area.
By: Akujobi Amadi
Rivers
Perm Sec, NOA Director Task NGOs On Self Reliance, Networking
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Women Affairs, Mrs Uchechukwu Uriri, the Rivers State Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Barrister Young Ayotamunu and others have called on civil society organisations to improve their capacities with a view to becoming self-reliant.
They made the call at a one-day mutual capacity project for partners in Rivers State organised by Ofure Centre For Peace and Development in conjunction with Odudu Development and Peace Initiative in Port Harcourt.
They said time has come for civil societies to develop capacities for self-reliance in the event of a drought in external fundings.
Speaking with newsmen, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs, Mrs Uchechukwu Uriri also called for networking among civil society organisations in the State.
She said networking will not only improve their capacities but enable them to attract the necessary fundings for their activities.
“Networking is paramount and giving back to the society is also important.
“We should network collectively for effective civil societies, “she said.
Also speaking, the State Director of the National Orientation Agency, Barrister Young Ayotamunu said financial independent has become important among civil societies review of the present economic realities in the society.
Ayotamunu also commended the organisers for building the capacities of both old and emerging civil society organisations in the State.
“The workshop is very important in several ways and talking about strengthening their capacities in such a way that their activities are sustainable in such a way that there is a future for them, ensuring that they are self-reliant, “he said.
The state NOA Director also said the workshop will instill in them the virtue of building resilience as they are not operating in an independent environment but in a global millieu “in the sense that they are taking about NGOs that are in partnership and there is this issue of donor fatigue.
“So it is important that NGOs begin to look inward, look at issues of self-reliance, issue of autonomy, so that when this funding gap begins to come their activities will still be sustainable”he said.
Also speaking, the Executive Director, Ofuru Centre for Peace and Development, Ambassador Sylvester Okoduwa said the workshop which was organised in conjunction with Odudu Development and Peace Initiative was to develop the capacities of emerging civil society organisations to improve their access to Oxfam Nigeria grant.
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