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Afiesere Community in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, have declared at a press briefing that one Hon. Julius Efeni Akpovoka, is a customary tenant who wants to intimidates and cause chaos in their peaceful community, warning that if he cannot stay peacefully with the people, he should quietly exit the community.
Addressing Journalists in an elaborate community meeting at Afiesere community town hall on Thursday, July 11, 2024, President-General of the community, Olorogun Hon. Richard Ovwreghederohwo Aduvie, indicted Hon. Julius Efeni Akpovoka, of being a customary tenant and stranger who specializes in forging land documents and using the police and court to intimidates and fight the host community of Afiesere and her indigiene.
Olorogun. Richard Ovwreghederohwo Aduvie, flanked by other Executive members and Elders of the community, maintained that Afiesere Community is always hospitable and accommodating to all strangers, but warned that the community will not tolerate incessant litigations by tenants against itself and her indigenes.
He noted that as a community, there is a constitution as to how the community is governed, and as such, no one cannot imposed such on the people.
“The leadership of Afiesere community goes from quarter to quarter, and it is not something one will arrogate to his or herself, but a decision of the families it is zoned to, so if they present you to the entire community, then you go. It is not a stranger affair, but indigene.
“Hon. Julius Efeni Akpovoka is not from Afiesere community, but Ovwiamuge Agnarho community. He should not take the simplicity of Afiesere community being hospitable for granted”.
Speaking to journalists, the Okpako ‘Orere of Afiesere Community, Chief Dominic Denedo, described Hon. Julius Akpovoka as someone terrorizing the peaceful community of Afiesere with several court litigations even when he is not from the community.
“We have resolved that Hon. Julius Efeni Akpovoka, not being an indigene of the community, if he cannot maintain peace with us, should go to his fatherland and dominate with his many petitions.
” His father is not from Afiesere, but Ovwiamuge Agbarho community.
He has insulted the President-General, the Elders and entire community by telling lies that the Present Excos do not hold meetings, annual conferences and others”.
Also speaking, Chief J.E Akponana, ‘The Orosevwohwo of Ughelli Kingdom, said the meeting of the elders is to state its position clearly, and to make it known to the public that Hon. Julius Efeni Akpovoka, is not, and never an Afiesere community indigene.
He noted that the meeting of the entire community on Thursday, was to say no to Akpovoka nuances describing him as a stranger who has over stayed his welcome in the community, and chose to blackmail the leadership of the community and cause litanies of problem.
“He is not from Afiesere community and as long he cannot live peacefully and allow others to live peacefully, we want him to chose, either to live for his home town of Uvwiamuge or live peacefully with everyone.
“He has dragged the community to court severally and now, he is compelling the present exco to hold another conference after the annual conference. He is not from Afiesere community, he should go to Uvwiamuge community to seek for his right.”
Hon. Chief Ese Emuedo, a PDP staunched member and an opinion leader in the community said, that the entire community has passed a vote of confidence on the community leadership under Olorogun Hon. Richard Ovwreghederohwo Aduvie for being astute, dedicated, honest and transparent. He maintained that under his regime, Afiesere community has known peace and process.
Emuedo, a former Secretary to the Ughelli North Primary Education, denied the allegations of Hon.Julius Akpovoka, accusing the community executive of not wanting to handover their positions to others. He told journalists that its a false alarm from a stranger.
“It is false and wrong to maligned the President General and to compelled him to go and call for a press conference. He is not an indigene and has no right to dictate or compel, lie and petition bonafide indigene.”
Meanwhile, Elder brother to Hon. Julius Efeni Akpovoka, told the community that his younger brother Julius Akpovoka is a trouble maker, land grabber who derived joy in litigations on properties that does not belong to him.
While narrating his own ordeal in the hands of Hon. Julius Akpovoka, he disclosed that his younger brother has severally written petitions full of lies and has always harassed him with the police.
“He always send police to take over my church premises for no reasons and most times arrested me. As I am talking to you now, my lawyer has being calling me because Hon. Akpovoka has again served a petition from Zone 5 of the Nigeria Police to him against me.
“He derives joy in causing problems everywhere, but I am appealing that those of us who are peaceful be accommodated and Carried along in the community.”
Other speakers in the elaborate community meeting also denied that Julius Akpovoka is a stranger and a customary tenant to Afiesere community and cannot dictate for them.
Hon. Julius Efeni Akpovoka, is a business man and politician. He was one time a House of Representative candidate for the Labour Party under the Ughelli North, South and Udu Federal Constituency.