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Late Bayelsa Chief Judge Was My Prayer Partner – Diri
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has disclosed that the late immediate past Chief Judge of the state, Justice Kate Abiri, was his prayer partner who always joined him to pray for progress of the State.
Governor Diri spoke yesterday when he paid a condolence visit to the family at her residence in Yenagoa.
Governor Diri, who described the deceased as a sister and devout Christian, noted that she had the opportunity to illegally amass wealth but chose integrity over corruption as the state’s topmost judicial officer for many years.
He noted that if it were possible, the state would have ensured that she lived longer to lend her wealth of experience to governance as she was the only living past Chief Judge in the State.
He said: “These are very tough times for us as a state and the families of Abiri and Waritimi. As a state, we have lost a legal icon, a jurist of national repute, an incorruptible judge.
“I came to condole with the family but I also need to be condoled with because she was my friend, sister and prayer partner.
“There is no day as a Chief Judge that after finishing the official bit we would not hold hands to pray. She always led the prayer that God should grant me wisdom to lead the state. I will not have that anymore with her, both in and after office.
“The Waritimi family was like a part of my family until I was sworn in by my sister, who was the longest serving Chief Judge. She also swore in three other governors in Bayelsa and one in Rivers State.
“Her demise is a loss to Aleibiri and Adagbabiri communities in Ekeremor and Sagbama local government areas and indeed to Bayelsa as well as Nigeria.
“As a Chief Judge, if she wanted to be corrupt, the N250 million by Bayelsa government and the N200 million by Rivers for the launch of her books would not mean anything to her. But she chose the path of righteousness. Christendom lost a practicing Christian.”
Justice Abiri died on Thursday, August 3 aged 65 years.
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Fouchee Celebrates Asari’s Recognition
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Kalabari Media Forum Hails Recognition Of Dokubo Asari As Amayanabo
The Kalabari Media Forum has endorsed the recognition of Alabo, Alhaji Mujaheed Dokubo Asari as the Amayanabo of Torusarama Piri and the historical relevance of the award.
A communique issued after the 2024 end of year summit of the Forum also commends the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminialaye Joseph Fubara for the recognition which they described as the best end of year gift to the Kalabari people.
The Communique signed by the Coordinator of the Forum, Alabo Dagogo Clinton and the Secretary, Mr. Harry Awolayeofori Macmorrison states that the gesture should make the Kalabari people to get back to the drawing board and consolidate on existing inter and intra communal peace within the region.
According to the statement, Torusarama Piri was the first place where the founding fathers of Kalabari converged from different cultures, tribes and backgrounds. Adding that those saying that the Kalabari people are not united should think again.
” As the different founding fathers were able to form a formidable ethnic nationality, modern day Kalabari should be able to sink the differences between the constituent communities and with other non-Kalabari speaking neighbours to achieve the needed internal cohesion for development”. It states.
The Forum further congratulated Alabo Asari Dokubo on his recognition and urged him to use the opportunity to do even more for the Kalabari people and Rivers State as a whole.
According to the statement, the Forum is happy with the recognition of Dokubo Asari not because he is one of the patrons of the Forum, but because he is about the most Kalabari-centric figure living, who has also committed enormous resources for the protection of the Kalabari people.
They urged the Kalabari Se Kobiri and the entire people of the ethnic nationality to work with Alabo Dokubo Asari and put to rest speculations about Kalabari that some persons have exploited against the interest of the Kalabari people over the years.
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