By Francis Sadhere
The New Executive of the apex Urhobo cultural group, Urhobo Progress Union (UPU), under the leadership of Chief Tuesday Onoge, has received yet another boost as Elders/leaders and stakeholders in Delta Central paid him a solidarity visit to show their support for his leadership.
Speaking on behalf of the Delta Central Elders/Leaders and stakeholders, the Chairman, Chief Patrick Ide said they came to pay him the solidarity visit because of the strong believe and trust they have for Chief Onoge, adding that Chief Onoge is fighting a genuine cause for the Urhobo nation.
Chief Ide noted that Chief Onoge is widely accepted by majority of Urhobo as the rightful man to lead the UPU because he is an upright man that stands for truth. He added that the ruling party, PDP, has disappointed the Urhobos severally and they have since decided not to work for them, noting that the Uwiamuge declaration does not support PDP because they did not give them what they wanted.
He said “We stand for the progress of Urhobo and we detest anything that will stand against the progress of the Urhobo. We stand on the Uwiamuge declaration and we are behind Chief Tuesday Onoge. All those who want to sell Urhobo are our enemies. So my advice to Urhobo sons and daughters both home and abroad is to stand behind Chief Onoge. We have not made any mistake in choosing him as our next President General of UPU.”
Responding, Chief Onoge assured the people that he will not disappoint them for the confidence they have on him, adding that on Uwiamuge declaration he stands.
He advised the Delta Central Leaders to work together as one and fight the Urhobo fight, stressing that though UPU was not in support of any political candidate, they are going to come out with a final resolution after the Presidential election which will be held on March 28th 2015.
The UPU Acting President General also assured them that he is sure that they are going to win the battle at the end of the day, adding that the Urhobos cannot afford to be relegated to the background in the polity of the nation.
He added that he was very happy to see Delta Central Elders/leaders and stakeholders standing behind him in this noble cause, adding that it was high time the Urhobos took their rightful place in Delta politics.
