Apex Niger Delta socio-cultural group, Orashi National Congress, ONC, on Friday 4th July, 2025, paid a courtesy/solidarity visit to the new Ahoada Area Commander, ACP Sani Bashir.
In his speech during the visit, the President General of the Congress, Amb Comrade Emeni Ibe said, “It is with great joy and profound gratitude that I, Senior Comrade Amb. Emeni Ibe, by the special grace of God Almighty led this great delegation for a courtesy/solidarity visit to you Sir. We are here to welcome you, congratulate you on your assumption of office and also identify with you”
“We also wish to use this medium to express our profound gratitude to the Commissioner of Police for this kind gesture envisaged on the promotion of security, healthy-cohesion and peaceful coexistence among the people of Ahoada East and Ahoada West Local Government Areas, Orashi Region and Rivers State in General.”
“The Orashi National Congress is an independent socio-cultural umbrella organization of Orashi people, whose aims and objective among others are the advocation for sustainable security and preaching of peace, national unity and justice particularly to enlighten and mobilize Orashi people to always use dialogue in resolving conflicts and consulting with security agencies.”
“We in the congress, have the aims and the ambition of contributing our quota towards bettering the society by creating conducive industrial environment with focus on actualizing the ideal of better society and reduction of crime like cultism, pipeline vandalization, youth restiveness and terrorism etc. We carry out the following activities: public enlightenment campaign for the returns of arms illegally possessed, national unity and security workshop, Orashi peace walk (a.k.a) Waka for peace, talk shop for military/civilian cordial interface, anti-pipeline vandalization campaign, anti-bunkering initiative, anti-kidnapping campaign, operation walk with security agencies and operation give honour to traditional rulers, just to mention but a few.”
“We are here to identify and partner with you in the realization of continuous peaceful co-existence campaign in the area while we pledge our cooperation and total support to you as the Area Commander.”
“Let me, on behalf of the leadership of the Orashi National Congress, most humbly express our solidarity with you once again. Having carried out critical examination of your performance in office so far, words cannot adequately contain our gratitude.”
“To this end, we thank you for this opportunity and attention for granting our request to meeting with you; please accept our highest esteem and best regards” the ONC PG, Amb Comrade Emeni Ibe concluded.
The new Ahoada Area Commander, ACP Sani Bashir, thanked the Congress for the visit and promised to work with them towards ensuring maximum security and peaceful coexistence in the area.