16/10/2021
Do not go back to crime after this oath, king Nnabiget urge repentant cultists
..Assure them of gainful employment opportunities
The Chairman of Andoni Area Traditional Rulers Council and Okaan-Ama Ngo of Ngo Land, His Majesty, King King Job Williams Okuruket Nnabiget (XIV) JP yesterday led other Traditional Rulers to witness the Oath Taking of repentant cultists in Agwut-Obolo Town as part of efforts to restore peace in Andoni.
Addressing the erstwhile restive youths, he noted "today we are here in Agwut-Obolo the traditional seat of Andoni people to see the final end of the Oath taking of our sons who engaged themselves in cultism, the group leaders are here, they have already taken the Oath, we are here as with the Peace Committee handling the peace initiative to administer and supervise the Oath taking process and this is the final stage. Personally I am very happy because finally peace has returned to Andoni now, to God be the glory".
The Monarch also assured the repentant Cultists that they will not be left idle as he promised that the Andoni Traditional Rulers Council would work assiduously with Local Government Chairman to secure Training and Employment opportunities for them in companies operating within the Andoni territory as well as other areas of job opportunities.
"When I resumed office as Chairman of the Andoni Traditional Rulers Council by June this year and I promised that as far as I am concerned the repentant cultists will not be left idle if they embrace peace. I promised to engage companies operating within the Andoni territory to secure training and employment opportunities for them to earn legitimate income to maintain themselves so that they will not return to cultism anymore. I and members of the Traditional Rulers Council as well as the Local Government Chairman have promised to get them something doing so that they will not return to crime."
He commended the Peace Committee headed by His Royal Highness, M. D. I. Abah-Ogwuile (XIII) JP, Okaan-Ama of Unyengala Town and other members of the Committee as well as the Andoni Traditionalists Committee Chairman, Chief Dickson Amansan for ensuring that the peace process is concluded.
Earlier, Chairman of Andoni Local Government Council Hon Erastus Awortu Esq said the ceremony is the climax of sustained efforts by the Traditional Rulers and his administration to address the root causes of insecurity in Andoni and restore an enduring peace in the area.
"I am highly delighted that despite the odds and huddles that we faced, we have been able to get to this climax where we can now hope that we have respite. Since we made oral commitment to peace, we have seen that the place have calm down, this is just a way of formalizing it according to their belief and we believe we will have an enduring peace. Andoni will not be known for violence anymore. It is a thing of joy, honestly speaking"
The Andoni Council Boss Erastus Awortu also said his administration is reaching out to companies operating within the Andoni territory to engage some of the repentant youths as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility and contribution towards the sustainance of the existing peace in Andoni.
He hinted that some of the repentant Cultists will benefit from the Forest Reserves Initiative of his administration which aims at preserving Wildlife in Andoni Forest and harnessing it's full potentials for the socioeconomic development of Andoni.
The rival cult groups in the area who were granted amnesty took turn to swear to the deity of Andoni land known as York-Obolo, promising never to indulge in any form of hostility and criminality or any act capable of undermining and truncating the prevailing peace in Andoni.
●Palace of Okaan-Ama Ngo of Ngo Land.
