CARIBEAN PRIME MINISTER, AMBASSADOR, PAY HOMAGE TO OVIE OF AGBON KINGDOM AT ISIOKOLO
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Rt. Hon. Gaston Browne and his wife on Saturday 4th May 2024, paid a courtesy visit to the Ovie of Agbon Kingdom, Ogurimerime Ukori 1, (CON) at his Palace in Isiokolo, headquarters of Ethiope East LGA of Delta State.
He was accompanied by the Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the UK, Amb. Daven Joseph and his wife, and the CEO/MD of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyeama, amongst other dignitaries.
They were received on arrival by the Agbon Monarch, supported by his traditional Chiefs, colourfully dressed in their blue and white attires, amongst whom was the Deputy Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olorogun Arthur Akpowowo who represented the Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Elder Sheriff Oborevwori at the occasion.
Governor Oborevwori said the visit of the the Ambassador as well as Prime Minister of the sovereign State of Antigua and Barbuda to Delta State testified to the fact that the State was safe for foreign investors and visitors. The Governor assured the Caribbeans of safety and security during their short stay in Delta State.
Speaking in the same vein, the Ovie of Agbon Kingdom, Ogurimerime Ukori 1, (CON) expressed happiness over the visit of the two top citizens of a caribbean country to his Palace, especially because the daughter of one of his Chiefs from Okpara, Chief Ederhehwevwe of blessed memory, was getting married to the Ambassador’s son.
The Royal Father commended the CEO/MD of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyeama for his immense contributions to the development of air transportation in Nigeria, and also for influencing a very significant reduction in the cost of air travels for Nigerians.
Ukori 1 also thanked the Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister for doggedly championing the fight of reparations for the victims of slave trade who were dislocated from their ancestral homes in Africa, thereby suffering