There is a saying "whatever the heart can conceive is possible" but nursing the idea of conquering the Itaazi descendants stripping them of their rightful belongings will be a very huge task, if not impossibility. The Uthman Dan Fodi led jihad was an example.
Though, the Ebiras are known to be very accommodating, quick to trust an outsider and ready to stand by you in your travails. In 1998, we(ebira and the okuns) had a golden opportunity to govern the newly created state we struggled for but, in trust we opt for party chairman and give freely to the igalas who hitherto were struggling for okura state as they were relegated in their home benue state but, in return what did we get?
Betrayal, treated second class citizen, lopsided appointments and infrastructures. Prince Adoja came to evacuate our teaching hospital that we do not deserve health care. If not the aborted purported creation of LGs? They created 15 additional LGA for themselves, created 4 for ebiras and 5 for okuns. While, we were carrying out peaceful protest, the shooting started in the language of Donald Trump. They boasted government house is their heritage and that, their mad man is better than our wisest person.
Fast forward, The overall kingmaker crown 👑 us in His own way of doing things which is in sharp contrast to human ways. And the beneficiary Alhaji Yahaya Bello brought in new breath of life to replace the contaminated survival oxygen, vibrant youths to replace redundant elders, even distribution of appointments / infrastructures, sees kogites as one indivisible body against the previous segregation though, am not saying, GYB did not have his lapses which, I Shehu have never hesitate in criticizing, some can bear me witness. But my point is he GYB came with Ebira quick to trust attitude, fair treatment given, accommodating and always spelling out unifying factors.
In the preparation to inauguration on 27th January 2016, there were dissent view as to Onoja igala born been made chief of staff but surprisingly and unprecedentedly GYB stood his ground. In fact, Edward Onoja became defacto governor. For the first time in Nigeria political history, a chief of staff sat in the governor's seat to preside over state council meeting, we raised alarm crying taboo and his excellency laughed Siamese twins.
In conclusion, which I pray someone take this my little piece to his excellency Alh Yahaya Bello Adoza ozi Vere Vere ehebe obanyi, we beg you to now allow and give freehand to Dr. Ado Ibrahim in piloting the affairs of his people which is his primary responsibilities, I don't want to go into details what have transpired on and off in the last 4 years but the bottom line is distraction will affect ones responsibility effectiveness.
Your Excellency, you may decide to add a given federal technical college to igalas with one they have already while, we the Ebiras have none, you may decide to ignore a chief of Staff sitting on your seat to preside over a meeting, you may decide to be the first signifying grazing area for Fulani in ebiraland. but, know that Ebiras will not decide to trade their birthright. It's fight to finish. Please do help us with your executive power and connection on AGF to make sure that as we will be appealing the fraudulent greediously trash called judgement, final verdict is hasten in next two years before you leave office because, am pretty sure you are handing over to Onoja in 2024 and justice will be difficult to get for Ebira because, Onoja will remain Onoja, for he can't claim un pre informed of yesterday judgement.
A stitch in time saves nine, land disputes takes longer time but your excellency do help us to hasten our justice delivered to us.
I remain my humble self, a concerned patriotic citizen of kogi state,