EGBEMA MASSIVE MOVEMENT VISITED SIR. Kentus Obiye (ACP Rtd).
I DIDN'T SELL CADET CHANCES_Obiye replies.
my name is kentus Obiye from Umu Agburuga clan in Okwuzi community in Ogba -Egbema -Ndoni local government area of Rivers state.
I joined the Nigerian Police as Cadet Inspector with O'level.
Here is our conversations:
E. M. M, what happened in Egbema between 1999-2005?
Answer : it was an interesting gesture I was involved. It was a situation that some of us thought the old Generation of Egbema leaders needed to rest and allow we then then youths to take over the leadership of Egbema. We equally looked at the situation of things then as not favourable to all parties. I had a friend from Aggah community Dr. J. C. Omaegbu Was an activist and was on thesame course. I got involved during the time of Negotiations with AGIP, I personally went to The late Eze Ali J. N. nwachukwu to tell him that we the younger generation are not planning on taking away their positions from them but also to join in the struggle and drag down more benefits from the company Agip. we went to agip, and finalized with them and we became incharged limiting the relevance of the traditional rulers there the crisis began.
To me, it was on the implementation of the 1999 ( MOU) with Agip that brought about the crisis. During this time, we are already having issues with the Egbema Youths Associate were a case of Fractional leadership of the association was recorded which involved two Gang group's and it brought cultism to Egbema. The first person killed as a result of the Then Egbema Crisis was my cousin by name Tombe then I was already in the hospital after been arrested by the Traditional Rulers.
It was until 2002 that I decided not to involve myself with the Egbema Tussle.
The earlier we go to the graves of our past leaders and apologize to their Graves the likes of HRH : Nwachukwu, and Ijeoma and apologize, I don't think the Egbema leadership tussle would stop.
E. M. M: sir what is your take on the NZE -OBI-SHIP tussle?
Answer : we had Omurujia situated there as the Nze Obi, not until his death, it was zoned to Okwuzi and The Two Nwachukwu 's had interest.
Okwuzi people instisted it was their time and presented Mr. Charlse Aliba and then one Mr Iron Emerged from Mgbede and then the major problem continued.
It was then I and some of my Colleagues got involved and Raised money and went to address the case in the law court.
Unfortunately, Charles Aliba died as The NZE OBI without been coronated as NZE OBI which gave Birth to Amuda and others from Aggah contending for the position.
at a time we called for a meeting in the house of Mr. Jason Ossia in the meeting were, Omaegbu, Delight oyibo, Sir Nwaufa, Chadwick Ogor, and others to deliberate on the NZE OBI position. I have a copy of the Documents they all signed that they have settled for Amuda to become the NZE OBI.
The truth is, our leaders should stop playing politics and come to an agreement on who becomes the NZE OBI.
I have volunteered myself to support decision for an end to the tussle.
E. M.M sir, have you benefited from Egbema before?
Answer :
With all honesty, after our 1999 (M.O.U) I was given one house in our primary school to renovate.
I also got a Contract to construct Drainage on a 4km Road after much negotiations my colleagues and Agip.
I benefited because I was part of the Struggle.
I also was the contractor that built the MODERN PRIMARY SCHOOL in Okwuzi under the leadership of Rt.Hon. Rotimi Ameachi as the Governor of Rivers State.
E.M.M: Sir there is a speculation that you sold off Cadet Chances that was due Egbema as the CSO to the Inspector General of Police Our brother Sir Mike Okiro and that you denied Egbema people Access to the IGP?
Answer:
That's not true. Nothing of such never happened. Anyways, people must have their different opinion about one. Go and ask, when my Boss called on the phone that he brought 2 ASP forms for Egbema people I ensured I gave it out. One Mr. Clever from Aggah had one and Ricky from Okwuzi had the other.
We have no other HIGH ranked officer's then from Egbema apart from Princewill Ijeoma and Dr. Mike Chukwuma.
Ask Princewill Ijeoma,
I made sure he got enrolled into the Nigeria police when he was driven out of the screening venue on the claim that he is physically challenged on his foot. I met him on his way out when he complained about it and I immediately took him to the Screening officer's and ensured he was attended to.
It was under my watch that Mike Chukwuma left for a course in China as a result of my efforts and am sure that was his first time traveling abroad.
As a C.S.P to the I.G.P, I worked to please my Boss and not the public as not to be fired.
I recall I did a 14km road contracts at Ogba under Governor Ameachi, if our Egbema had been United I would have ensured I bring the job home.
E.M.M: What have been your contributions to your community and Egbema?
Answer:
When we were kids, The most viable company then was the OIL MILL. We formed a company that Agip could help establish a Palm estate and equally fund us to maintaining the Oil mill we had then.
During my service as a Police Officer, I ensured I brought 35 forms to our kingdom and asked for people interested to join the Police force which became successful not until one of them my niece opted out along the line and another a girl on her fourth ( 4) month of a 6th month training was discovered to be pregnant and that ends her stay.
But before their training, I understood that some of them if not all had financial challenges and came from poor home's. I didn't have the money then, so I went to my Friend MR. DELIGHT OYIBO to help raise some money then because I knew he had it N 340,000 to help support their feedings and clothing in camp which we shared to all the 35 of them N10,000 each and released again another 10,000 to my cousin Mr. Honey Igwelatu to charter a bus that will convey them to their Screening ground to avoid hearing I COULD NOT MAKE IT BECAUSE OF TRANSPORTATION FARE and which he did.
With out apologise to anybody, our present Generation has failed Egbema. If after 40years of Relevancy we were unable to at least solve one challenge of our people then we are failures including myself.
After our interactions & Interrogations, I commended Mr. OBIYE for his show of civility by availing us the time to have met with him as part of our CONSULTATION for a better Egbema_I.E.Kelly (Leader, EGBEMA MASSIVE MOVEMENT)
Thank you Kelly and your team Egbema massive movement and please keep up the good work_MR KENTUS OBIYE noted.
Signed:
Mr. IJEOMA MUZAN WILLIAM
( chief press Secretary ) C.P.S
Egbema massive movement
