BY SAM DUVWODE
THE Delta State Governor, Rt Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has said that his administration enjoys a robust partnership with the traditional institution. Governor Oborevwori disclosed that through the partnership, the goals of his administration, through the MORE Agenda, are witnessing positive results. The governor, represented by his Deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, made the disclosure, yesterday, at Warri during the presentation of Staff of Office to HRM Kingsley Orereh, the Ovie of Agbarha-Warri Kingdom. The governor noted that his administration holds the traditional institution in high esteem owing to the important role it plays in governance, especially at the grassroots, and would continue to cultivate and nurture the partnership as it makes a conscious effort to achieve its development goals. According to him , “ This administration holds the traditional institution in high esteem owing to the important role it plays in governance, especially at the grassroots. “My administration will continue to cultivate and nurture the existing partnership with the traditional institution as it makes conscious efforts to achieve its development goals through the MORE agenda. “I commend the people of Agbara Warri for their ability to organize themselves in a most harmonious manner, which has resulted in the palpable joy and excitement that we are all witnessing today. “Your Royal Majesty, as the prescribed authority in this kingdom, I urge you to uphold all the cherished cultural values and mores of your people. You should also endeavour to be fair to your people through regular consultations and be even-handed in all the matters that affect both them and the kingdom. “The people of Agbara Warri kingdom have a long history of good neighbourliness, peace and love both among themselves and other inhabitants. “Government, therefore, has every good reason to look forward to an enduring atmosphere of calmness and the attendant sustainable development in this kingdom,” the governor said. Oborevwori, while tasking the king to be proactive on issues bothering security, urged the people of Agbarha-Warri to accord the king the needed privileges and respect required by the traditional institution, promising that their request for the development of the kingdom would be given priority. Earlier, the Chairman of the Staff of the Office Planning Committee, Chief Chris Orode said that the Agbarha-Warri Kingdom was strategic in building bridges of peaceful coexistence with the traditional rulers of Okere-Urhobo and other non-indigenes, making the area crisis-free. Orode acknowledged the importance of peace in fast-tracking developmental activities in the state and promised that the Agbarha Warri kingdom would support the Oborevwori administration in sustaining peace in the area.
