Evacuation of stranded Nigerians in Sudan: Joseph Ikpea congratulates FG.

……Appreciates God over safety of Nigerians after evacuation bus bursted into flame

2 May, 2023.

A Frontline Edo State governorship aspirant, Hon.(Dr) Joseph Ikpea has congratulated the federal government for the steps taken at evacuating thousands of stranded Nigerians from Sudan after one week of intense fighting in the country.


He further joined families of 50 evacuated Nigerians whose bus bursted into flame as they were leaving Sudan in the early hours of Monday, to thank God for their safety as no life was lost during the incident.

In his congratulatory message, Hon. Ikpea said it was God's Mercy that the 50 Nigerians where not hurt during the incident and call on the Nigeria government to do everything possible to bring all Nigerian students in Sudan back home safely.

Parts of his message read as; " I sincerely congratulates the Nigeria Government over the timely intervention and steps geared towards the evacuation of thousands of Nigerians stranded in the war turn Sudan, this steps obviously show high sense of responsibility of the President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government, at ensuring and protecting the wellbeing of it's citizens.

" As a father, I equally feel the fear and panic experience by the students and their parents as the intense fighting erupted in Sudan. I also thank them for the display of discipline not to get involved in the fight by avoiding any injury or casualty. I rejoice with the students who escaped the bus fire in the early hours of Monday, and also rejoice with their families, I commend the students for their courage to escape from the fire without sustaining any injury.

"And I thank God for keeping safe and sound despite the panic and stress occasion by the ugly situation. I can not thank God enough for bringing you out successfully from the war zone and from the fire incident, I wouldn't be able to get over any loss of lives should it be worse than this. I also want to use this opportunity to call on the Nigeria government to do everything possible to bring all Nigerian students in Sudan back home safely in due time. He said.

Recall, One of the buses conveying stranded Nigerians from the capital of Sudan, Khartoum to Port Sudan where they will move into Saudi Arabia caught fire early Monday.

Twenty-six buses were transporting the stranded Nigerians left at Al Razi around 12:am on Monday for Port Sudan.

A witness of the ugly experience disclosed this adding that all the passengers escaped without injuries, according to DT.

“One of the buses conveying some 50 Nigerian students from Sudan with a tag number (Katsina 1) heading to Port Sudan as part of the second batch of FGN evacuation got damaged due to excessive heat from one of the vehicle’s tyres.

“Dr Hashim Idris Na’Allah, the chairman of the Nigerian Elders’ Forum in Sudan, was one of the passengers in the said bus, which contained a total of 50 students (49 males, 1 female).

“The incident happened around 2:30 am Sudan time.

“The driver stopped the bus near an RSF checkpoint, just before the tire exploded causing a fire to start.

“All the passengers escaped unhurt.

“Forty out of the 50 passengers were later distributed to the other buses evacuating the students, while the remaining passengers spent the night where the incident happened alongside the driver at the RSF checkpoint.

“The students said the RSF really did their possible best to help the passengers and offered them with cups of tea in the morning before they left,” Sani Aliyu who is in Sudan disclosed.

They have, however, continued their journey to Port Sudan, DT said.

Over 1000 Nigerians are being evacuated through the Port Sudan channel following the difficulties faced in getting the first batch of evacuees across the Egypt borders.

The stranded Nigerians have spent five days at the borders as the Egyptian officials denied them access into the country where flights are already waiting to airlift them to Nigeria.

Ikpea congratulates Oba of Benin over affirmed ownership, custody of repatriated artefacts

....Commends FG for taking the right decision, says Benin Kingdom is respected worldwide.

Benin City 13th April 2023.

A great Edo son, Hon (Dr) Joseph Ikpea has congratulated the revered Benin Monarch, Omo N' Oba N" Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II on the affirmation of the Federal Government of Nigeria which stated in a March 28th, 2023 National Gazette that the Oba of Benin Kingdom is the rightful custodian of the returned looted Benin Artefacts.

In a special congratulatory message sent to the Benin Palace and signed by Hon Ikpea as made available to Urban Scoop Media, it says: I specially congratulate the great Oba Ewuare II on his affirmation by the Federal Government as the rightful custodian of treasured returned Benin art work looted by the British during the Benin Massacre of 1897.

The Federal government have done the ight thing by affirming your inherent custodianship of the ancient heritage. The retuned items were looted mostly from the palace of your ancestors and the federal government affirmation is an official seal over the right thing to do to avoid any further argument on the matter.

On behalf of myself, my family, my followers and the good people of Ewatto Kingdom, we wholeheartedly congratulate the Omo N' Oba and pray for Gods guidance and protection over his household. We pray for Edoland to experience unprecedented growth and development under your reign...' The statement reads in part.

Hon. (Dr) Joseph Ikpea convey Good Friday greetings To Christians

A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Governorship aspirant for Edo State 2024, Hon. (Dr) Joseph Ikpea has extended greetings to the people of the state especially the Christian community on the sacred and auspicious occasion of Good Friday, 2023.

In his message, the Governorship aspirant stated that Lord Jesus was a giant among humans and was sent to bring a new world order based on truth, humility, sacrifice, equality, compassion and peace.

Good Friday exemplifies Jesus’ supreme sacrifice for all the sins of mankind and his resurrection represents the victory of good over evil, he mentioned.

“On his holy and pious occasion, let us all rededicate to the noble ideals of peace, harmony and brotherhood espoused by him for a better world devoid of all evils,” he added.

Wonders Shall Never End: How Can Irrua and Ugbegun Take Everything in a LGA with Four Kingdoms?

...Obaseki Must Hear This - Association of Esan Central People.

The attention of the Governor of Edo State Mr Godwin Obaseki and political party leaders has been drawn to the current political injustice going on in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State.

As observed by a pro-good governance organization under the aegis of Association of Esan Central People, all the major and minor elective and appointment positions due to the entire Esan Central Local Government Area in the State, Federal and Local Government levels have been taken by politicians of Irrua and Ugbegun extraction with nothing left for other two Kingdoms of Ewu and Opoji that also constitute the LGA.

The Association of Esan Central People (AECP) with members drawn from the four Kingdoms hereby state in clear terms, that the current arrangements does not augur well with Democratic tenets, justice, equity and peaceful coexistence. It therefore called on the State governor and party leaders to have a rethink by balancing the positioning of appointments and elective positions for justice, equity and the principle of territorial character as enshrined in the Constitution.

See below the current line-up of positions in the present dispensation.

How can this be happening in Esan Central, where we have 4 kingdoms

Irrua
EWU
OPOJI
Ugbegun


* 1st, 4 SSAs from Irrua.

* 90% of the newly appointed SAs from Irrua.

* Member representing Edo Central in Edo State Sports commission from Irrua.

*Hon Member Elect for Edo State House of Assembly from Irrua.

* House of Assembly Commission from Irrua.

* Local Government Chairman zoning to Irrua.

* Secretary to the Local Government zoning to Irrua.

* Speaker to the Local Government Council Zoning to Irrua.

* Local Government Party Chairman - Irrua.

* Senator and senator elect- Irrua.

* Commissioner for Finance from Ugbegun.

* Acting Local Government Chairman from Ugbegun.