IJAW SOLIDARITY, POWER, LIBERTY, PEACE AND PROGRESS 

IZON EBE SERI KENI WENIMO

RESOLUTION FOR THE CREATION OF BENI-EBE STATE

(A Demand for the Creation of BENI-EBE STATE with Demarcation of

Seventeen (17) Local Government Areas)

Preamble

We, the people of Arogbo, Apoi, Taribo, Egbema, Olodiama, Furupagha and Okomu clans of the Ijaw ethnic nationality residing in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria, proclaim that:

1)        The Ijaws are indisputably one of the four largest ethnic groups in the Nigerian state, with an estimated population of some 15 million people (the 1991 Federal Provisional Census put the population of the Ijaws at 14 million, making the population of the Ijaws far more than the population of 40 of the 53 independent countries in the African continent and more than 134 out of the 191 independent countries in the world), occupying contiguously the entire length and breadth of the Niger Delta region, and are mischievously balkanized into the eight states of Akwa-Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Ondo, Ogun, and Lagos, thus making the Ijaws a strikingly insignificant minority in many of these states.

2)         Divided deliberately, these homogenous Ijaw people cannot form a viable component in any of the states where they find themselves, thereby making them vulnerable to oppression, repression, and marginalization politically and economically despite the very near total dependence of the Nigerian State, for its functioning, on the resources derived from their lands.

3)        As an aboriginal people of the Niger Delta, we, the Ijaws, have peacefully practiced our occupations of fishing, farming, timbering, logging, canoe carving, palm wine tapping and gin distillation until recent decades when oil exploration and pollution have hindered and devastated these occupations.

4)        As an added benefit to gladden the soul, the Ijaws are specially endowed and talented with spectacular cultural music, dance, masquerade performances, unique festive presentations, dance boats, and war canoes.

5)         Very much conscious of the Divine Favor that is bestowed upon them in the abundant natural resources of marine-life, fossil fuels (petroleum and natural gas), bitumen, forest, and mineral resources, the Ijaws can no longer stand by and watch their God-given blessings callously and prodigiously exploited and siphoned to distant lands to the detriment of their citizenry and in total disregard for the environment in which they find their habitation.

6)         Remaining acutely aware that our ancestors added blessings of integrity and creativity to their good fortune by organizing a society that was peaceful, prosperous, and expansive enough to withstand European intrusion upon our shores for slaves, and benevolently utilizing their contacts with the Portuguese, Dutch, English, and their like through centuries of undiminished sovereignty and independence; and

7)        Employing their integrity with peacefulness, compassion, sympathy, and unsurpassed deportment in lending helping hands to the persecuted and oppressed, the Ijaws, in dealing with their neighbors, ironically found themselves vulnerable to abuse not only by the very people they accommodated but even by the Nigerian State for that which the Ijaws have offered and could offer.

8)        Committing ourselves unequivocally to our peoples’ lofty place in history, and determined, therefore, to beat back the current deterioration in our culture under the stranglehold of oppression and marginalization from internal and external powers, WE, the Ijaws, do hereby present the following irrevocable proposition:

THE CASE FOR THE CREATION OF BENI-EBE STATE

WHEREAS, the Ijaw communities, demarcated into Arogbo Central, Arogbo South, Arogbo North, Ukparamo, Ajakpata, Biyagbene, Adoloseimoh, Awodikuro, Apoi, Gbekebo, Gbaraun LGAs in the present Ondo State, Egbema Mainland, Egbema Island, Egbema-South, Ogbudugbudu, Ofunama, Olodiama LGAs in the present Edo State and Delta State, having united for a common purpose, for the benefit of all our indigenes, do hereby agree to form a new State in the West of the Niger Delta to be called BENI-EBE STATE, with the city of Arogbo as the capital; and

WHEREAS, the BENI-EBE STATE territory is bordered on the West and North by Ondo State and Edo State and on the East by the proposed Toru-Ebe State, and bordered on the South by the Atlantic Ocean; and

WHEREAS, the population of the communities comprising the Ondo and Edo States of Nigeria have increased from 3.8 million (Ondo) and 2.6 million (Edo) in1991 to 5.0 million and 3.5 million respectively (2005 Nigerian National Census figures); and

 WHEREAS, the populace of the constituent Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the Ondo and Edo States, including the territories of Arogbo Central, Arogbo South, Arogbo North, Ukparamo, Ajakpata, Biyagbene, Adoloseimoh, Awodikuro, Apoi, Gbekebo, Gbaraun in the present Ondo State, and Egbema Mainland, Egbema Island, Egbema-South, Ogbudugbudu, Ofunama, Olodiama LGAs in the present Edo State and Delta State, have similarly increased if not more so because of their marriage customs; and

WHEREAS, the proposed BENI-EBE STATE will have an estimated population of two million people, distributed over hundreds of settlements, in a very difficult and mostly inaccessible physical environment; and

WHEREAS, most of the original twelve states of Nigeria, excepting Rivers State until recently, have been reconfigured to two or more states with attendant expansion of LGAs (for example, East Central State now has five States with 92 LGAs; Western State now has six States with 117 LGAs; the Northern States now have 19 states with 408 LGAs, to mention a few), today’s Rivers State and Bayelsa State (carved out of Rivers) have just 30 LGAs combined, compared to Southeastern State which similarly now has two States (Akwa Ibom State and Cross River State) but with 47 LGAs combined; and

WHEREAS,  governance and development are still very inaccessible to remote dwellers of the proposed BENI-EBE STATE, as currently constituted, due to their multiple wetland settlements and outright neglect of the people residing in these areas by the various levels of the Nigerian Government; and

WHEREAS, the marshy terrain of BENI-EBE STATE is much more difficult and expensive than the other Nigerian upland terrain to manage for the purpose of infrastructural development, such as the physical construction of motorable roads, housing estates, administrative buildings, laying of pipes for potable water, bridges, and industries, etc; and

WHEREAS, the size of BENI-EBE STATE is NOT only measured by just the residential space and environs it occupies, but includes the surrounding rivers and seas and the additional mangrove forests immediately beyond these rivers and seas, such as fishing ports, market depots, dwelling enclaves, and farm lands as separate islets and islands, given the deltaic terrain; and

WHEREAS, the creation of a BENI-EBE STATE will foster even and accelerated development of the territories being proposed to constitute the new state, thus helping to arrest under-development and accelerate infrastructural projects (motorable roads, bridges, water and sewer lines, and other utility projects) and social amenities (schools and health facilities) to ameliorate the vices of poverty and destitution that often contribute to the restiveness in the Niger Delta region; and

WHEREAS these marshy terrains have been endowed with natural gas and petroleum deposits for the benefit of the Nigerian State, the attendant hazards of exploration of these same terrains have been detrimental to the health, environment, and livelihood of the BENI-EBE STATE communities, they beg for adequate plans for sustainable, improved quality of life for all constituents of BENI-EBE STATE communities while the gas and petroleum exploration lasts; and

WHEREAS, the proposed BENI-EBE STATE occupies a territory also richly endowed with a vast forest reserve with very rare and indispensable varieties of timbers (cedar, mahogany, black afra, white afra) for the construction, building, and furniture industries, and a latent source of foreign exchange in the export market, the failure of the Nigerian state to develop these resources is symptomatic of the criminal neglect of the Ijaw man; and

WHEREAS, the oppression and repression of the Ijaws, in the proposed BENI-EBE STATE, by the various state governments, is most visibly illustrated in appointments into the public service and political offices, most appallingly, this discrimination is carried into the utilization of the states’ quota in the federal service, as there are no instruments in place to implement the intended goal of state creation in eliminating these above vices; and

WHEREAS, it is our belief that the creation of BENI-EBE STATE will be a vista of opportunity to develop the territory with the attendant employment opportunities that will ensure improved internally generated revenue from tax and other incomes; and

WHREAS, the creation of the BENI-EBE STATE will gradually address the feeling of frustration experienced by the people from the long period of neglect, by virtue of a sense of belongingness in the new political dispensation, which will systematically ease off the violence in the region; and

THEREFORE, we the Arogbo, Apoi and Taribo Ijaws of Ondo State and the Egbema, Furupagha, Okomu and Olodiama Ijaws of Edo State and Delta State, on this Monday, July 21^st, 2008, resolve and propose:

That BENI-EBE STATE is created for our people and territory with AROGBO as Capital and seventeen (17) Local Government Areas demarcated as follows:

The List of Proposed Beni-Ebe LGAs, Communities and Headquarters

AROCELGA (Arogbo Central Local Government Area)

1.      AROGBO (HQ), 2. Egbesubiri, 3. Erubiri, 4.Agwobiri, 5. Opu-Erubiri,

6. Pawei, 7. Tebubeleu, 8. Epu-Idumu, 9. Bolikoti, 10.Tubukiri, 11. Igaligaigbo,

12. Tolukiribou, 13. Buwopa, 14. Abednego Zion, 15. New Jerusalem Zion,

16. Amapere, 17. Agadagba-Obon, 18. Oyinbo-Gbene.

AROSOLGA (Arogbo South Local Government Area)

1. OGIDIOGOGBENE (HQ), 2. New Ajapa, 3 Debobogha, 4. Barogbo,

5. Tuweigbene, 6. Eske Zion, 7. Whyziria, 8. Bisingbene, 9. Opugbene I,

10. Opugbene II, 11. Opugbene III, 12.  Ijojoukubu, 13.  Egbeleuba,

14. Idhiarhigbene, 15. Agbedigbaraun.

ARONOLGA (Arogbo North Local Government Area)

1. FIYEBRASINTEI (HQ), 2. Pubilebu, 3. Wotimigbene, 4. Ajuwagbene,

5. Ogidigba I, 6. Ogidigba II, 7. Ogidigba III, 8. Ogidigba IV, 9. Israel-Kiri,

10. Ogokiri, 11. Aseriama, 12. Lalatiye, 13. Adumu-uba, 14. Gunugunugbene,

15.  Pububogho, 16. Ebibotei, 17. Opubabilebu, 18. Tukpatubu

UKPALGA (Ukparamo Local Government Area)

1. UKPE (HQ), 2. Pinna-Ama, 3. Asere, 4. Otuwokubu, 5. Asingbene,

6. Danugbene, 7. Ukpe-Tubu, 8. Dababulebu, 9. Dababulebu Zion, 10. Akina Zion,

11. Duwopriuba, 12. Koropolo, 13. Opubougbene, 14. Kabegbene.

AJALGA (Ajakpata (Local Government Area) – Opuba

1. OPUBA, 2. Beleugbene, 3. Ajapa, 4. Amathibi, 5. Akpata, 6. Bolowou,

7. Bojitoigbene, 8. Ugoububogho-Akpata Zion, 9. Ekpetourou, 10. Tamaraubotei,

11. Opu-Akpata Kubu, 12. Keni-ugbolomoh Zion.

BIYALGA (Biyagbene Local Government Area)

1. BIYAGBENE (HQ), 2. Adoloseimoh III, 3. Adoloseimoh IV,  4. Gbekungbene, 

5. Biyagbene Zion, 6. Okaminiwei, 7.Karigbene, 8. Urosouama, 9. Urosouama Zion, 10. Adumu-Uba,  11. Latiyegbene.

ADOLGA (Adoloseimoh Local government Area)

1. SAFAROGBO (HQ), 2. Adoloseimoh I, 3. Adoloseimoh II, 4. Forojoh-gbene, 5. Safarogbene, 6. Pelebosou, 7. Jeribene, 8. Ebiama, 9. Karigene, 10. Okomu,

11. Koropengbene, 12. Itaitaigbene, 13. Yangbene, 14. Okorobobigbene,

15. Pankumoh.

 AWOLGA (Awodikuro Local Government Area)

1. GBARAUNGBENE (HQ), 2. Awodikuro, 3. Dibigbene, 4. Igangbo, 5. Ewerebubogho,

6. Iloro, 7. Ipiteikiri, 8. Osari, 9. Ebiaye, 10. Ulagbene, 11. Tubukiri, 12. Okegbene,

13. Akorikotu, 14. Kpiawei

APOLGA (Apoi Local Government Area)

1. SABOMI (HQ), 2. Ugbobini, 3. Ojuala, 4. Oboro, 5. Enikorogha, 6. Kofawei Camp, 7. Nanaghan Camp, 8. Yigha Camp, 9. Ameno Camps I and II, 10. Diga Camp, 11. Ugbe, 12. Moboro, 13.  Igbe Camp, 14. Ojuala Oil Mill Camp, 15. Chief Korefe’s Camp, 16. House Of God Camp, 17. Giwa’s Camp, 18. Patako Camp,

19.  Igbotu, Atijo Camp, 20. Ohoje Camp

GBELGA (Gbekebo Local Government Area)

1.Gbekebo (HQ), 2. Kiribou, 3. Ikpoke, 4. Igbotu, 5. Akpaka, 6. Gbeleju-Odo,

7. Gbeleju-Oke, 8. Sengbemi, 9. Sea Camps, 10. Wood Camps, 11. Oharisi Camps, 12. Okpako Camp, 13. Ogolo Camps, 14. Amoni Camps, 15. Super Camps, 16. Iyara Camp, 17. Miroro Camp.

GBARALGA (Gbaraun Local Government Area) 

1. GBELEUBU(HQ), 2. Kolombo, 2. Siluko, 3. Ugbo, 4. Egbolomotin, 5. Ijide,

6. Nyansan, 7. Ofiniege, 8. Ogonoama Zion, 9. Lawyer-gbene, 10. Ikofo, 1

1. Furupagha I, 12. Furupagha II, 13. Madagbayi, 14. Emotonghangbene,

15. Okuwabubogho.

EGBELGA (Egbema Mainland Local Government Area)

1.  AJAKURAMA (HQ), 2. Abere, 3. Atilabogbe, 4. Torukubugbene I,

5. Torukubugbene II, 6. Torukubugbene II, Torukubugbene III, 7. Gbolowosou,

8. Gbolukagan, 9. Awoniba, 10. Gbeoba, 11. Oyinbogbene, 12. Afurefure,

13. Itagbene, 14. Gburudu, 15. Kurukurugbene, 16. Nikrowa

EGBEILGA (Egbema Island Local Government Area) –

1. OGBINBIRI (HQ), 2. Abiala, 3. Torukubuagbene, 4. Asisabuboutiye,

5.  Agbiwagha, 6.  Ubibarakuyi,  7. Idebagbene, 8. Eko-Ita, 9. Isejegbene,

10. Ebiama Zion, 11. Dabiyouba, 12. Saru Zion, 13. Ayonghangbene,

14. Okorogbene, 15.Ukulougbene, 16. Asigbagbene, 17. Odibogbene,

18. Akpegbene, 19. Odubu-Uba, 20. Ududuama, 21. Itemogbene, 22. Sonny Zion

23. Isobogbene, 24. Ukpekegbene, 25. Oziza, 26.  Aserigborodo, 27. Ikuesangbene. 

EGBESOLGA (Egbema-South Local Government)

1.  OPUAMA (HQ0, 2. Polobubou, 3. Ibaribotegbene, 4. Olubakagbene

5. Agugujere, 6. Uyabokoroghagbene, 7. Atilagbene, 8. Sinegbene, 9. Arigbagha,

10. Pina-Ama Zion, 11. Ukpekegbene, 12. Ibama Zion, 13. Ikpotogbene,

14. Pinabotei Zion, 15. Bulobugbene, 16. Ebiama Zion, 17. Owoujuwominigbene,

18. Kokoyegbene, 19. Kpokugbene, 20. Gan Zion, 21. Celestial Kiri, 22. Erepatei Zion, 23. Amabulo, 24. Ajama, 25. Wekegbene, 26. Ogigagbene.

OGBULGA (Ogbudugbudu Local Government Area)

1.OGBUDUGBUDU, 2. Utagbene, 3. Okifan-Uba, 4.Torukubuagbene,

5. Abadegbene, 6. Erewojeri,  7. Awamba (Awoniba), 8. Rezagbene,

9. Sonomabiritoru, 10. Suru Zion, 11. Pologbene, 12. Asantuwagbene,

13. Uroupagbene, 14. Kurukurugbene, 15. Ayemigbene, 16. Asigborodo,

17. Koropengbene

 OFULGA (Ofunama Local Government Area)

1. FUNAMA (HQ),  2.Gbeweiuba, 3. Ofunama Zion, 4. Balogun Zion,

5. Lagos Junction, 5. Odogbo Zion, 6.  Binidodogha, 7. Isaba-Ama,

8. Jamagio I, 9. Jamagio II, 10. Inikorogha, 11. Ugbo, 12. Ifiye Ama I,

13. Ifiye Ama II, 14.  15. Igbekebo, 16. Otolofa, 17. Polobubogho, 18. Atijere,

OLODILGA (Olodi-Ama Local Government Area) –

1.    GELEGELEGBENE (HQ), 2. Ikusan, 3. Kusanghan, 4. Inikorogha,

5. Oboro, 6. Ikoro, 7. Igbodudu, 8. Gesagbene, 9. Iboro, 10. Igbile-Uba,

Signed for and on behalf of the people of the proposed Beni-Ebe State:

1.                  High Chief Amos O. Sofiyea: Regent for the Agadagba of Arogbo Kingdom

2.                  Prof. David Iyegha

3.                  Mrs. Victoria Ebiere Gold-Eke

4.                  Mr. Kinmiemi Ajama

5.                  Dr. Kingdom Bello

6.                  Dr. Jones Wonni, MD.

7.                  Mr. Francis Soroaye

8.                  Rev. Dr. Isaiah O. Jemine, King of Zion

9.                  H.R.H. Morrison Thitiboh, The Torunanawei of Arogbo

10.              His Highness M.M. Odogbo, The Egbeghene of Akpata

11.              High Chief Titus Ekiki, The Iginabou of Ajapa

12.              Chief Ethiopia Eiyelagha Torubinghan, The Amananaowei of Asere

13.              Mr. Nelson I.  Akoje

14.              Dr. Uroghupatei Iyegha, MD

15.              Hon. Think Itoro

16.              Mr. Ogah Ogoda

17.              Mr. Timothy Unu

18.              Akowei Moses

19.              Boanerge Christmas Kiliki

20.              Ebibotei Iyegha

21.              Poweielatei Iyegha

22.              Mrs. Ebipatei Jimoh

23.              Mr. Matthew O .Homo

24.              Mr. Charles A. Iyegha

25.              Mr. C.A.D. Iteghi

26.              Mr. Emanuel Ajih

27.              Mr. Erepaminiwei Goodluck

28.              Mr. Richard Mohmoh

29.              Chief Ajosini Ojiri, The Amaebidouwei of Koropolo

30.              Chief E.W. Ajalaja, the Bile of Dababilebu

31.              High Chief Alfred Igoh, The Amajuwowei of Ukpe

32.              Chief Ofeyeju Wonatei, The Baale of Awodikuo

33.              Mrs. Blacky Tayakimi

34.              Mr. Edongha Pere

35.              Rapheal E. Jighimoh

36.              Mrs. Ekpepami Igodih

37.              Esther Kowei

38.              Ikiyoleimoh Iyegha

39.              Shepherd J.E. Worilatei

40.              P.B.O Filatei

41.              Mr. Nago E. Akoje

42.              Womo-Emi Iyegha

43.              Binidoudougha Lucky

44.              Mrs. Akinah Elemi

45.              Mr. Samuel Idhiarhi

46.              Mr. James Sunday

47.              Chief J.N. Afah

48.              Boanerge Zacchaeus Amuluku

49.              Chief R.K. Gbamila

50.              Hossannah Jemine

51.              Omolajogun Amuluku

52.              Eliphus Ebaragha

53.              Ugeh Z. Perry

54.              High Chief M.I. Uguoji

55.              His Royal Highness Alpheaus Dimo Pounah, The Nein-Abiritorhu of Opuba

56.              Rev. Iborry A. Oxford

57.              Mr. Safe Amune

58.              Boaneege Eliphus Ajuesi

59.              Chief Maka Williams

60.              Gideon Aboyewa

61.              Peter Tominiwei

62.              Ebipagha M. Seghi

63.              Emanuel Gbagi

64.              Chief Segun Oba, The Dewei of Opuba

65.              Mr. Pilot Buna

66.              Chief Elipheaus Yanboh

67.              Rev. S.P. Goto

68.              Chief Alade Eregha, The Algba of Alagba

69.              Chief Elijah Arigidi, The Amatariwei of Opuba

70.              Miss Jigbeye Thomas

71.              Miss Chemist Taiyakimi

72.              Mr. Ibake Mujoh

73.              Mr. Zion Loko

74.              Mr. Bishop Ododomu

75.              Jeremiah Peremobowei

76.              Manasseh Aboyewa

77.              Allen Ali

78.              Mr. Samuel Jemi

79.              Mrs. Lera Ubeghi

80.              Mrs. Elina Nado

81.              Abel Ebimobowei

82.              Mr. Ebimotimi Ali

83.              Mr. Godtime Agbomu

84.              Mrs. Serah Abise

85.              Mr. Posiwei Otiri

86.              Mr. Victor Ebimiyen

87.              Adurumoabibi Jolowo

88.              Mrs. Fiporigha Kiriki

89.              George Keteke

90.              Mrs. Florence Thithi

91.              Mrs. Orire Afah

92.              Mrs. Aduni Anthony

93.              Mrs. Paulinah Adou

94.              Chief Clifford Bellow

95.              Boanerge Matthew Bisin

96.              Chief A. O. Christo[her

97.              High Chief Apheaus Dimo Pounan

98.              Mrs. Mercy Tansemi

99.              Thomas I Governor

100.          Ms. Rosaline Unu

101.          Ms. Tibokuroere Koje

102.          Chief Felix Akah, The Ama-Ebidouwei of Ukpe

103.          Mrs. Emiye Akoje

104.          Ebijuoworih Alpheaus

105.          Lalogha Agbojule

106.          Denis O. Mone

107.          Mrs. Toma Itoro

108.          Save Philemon Mujoh

109.          Akpejunah Darius

110.          Robert Ijoebi

111.          Mrs. Tokima Ogodo

112.          Mrs. Victoria Worilatei

113.          Mr. Francis Semiyenghab

114.          Mrs. Ayeloh Ilajumiyen

115.          High Rufus Goh

116.          Juana Ajalaja

117.          Beatrice Tominiwei

118.          Ebibotei Okirika

119.          Mrs.Veronica Bomi

120.          Mrs. Esther Goh

121.          Chief Okorotie Adebayo

122.          Mrs. Ebiye Marcus

123.          Chief Normal E. Elemi

124.          Mrs.Kala Ebijolatei

125.          Ogono-Ama Okirika

126.          Ebierema Amuluku

127.          Bunajidiyegha Kiliki

128.          Rita Amuluku

129.          Chief Sunday Oforisha

130.          Mrs. Charite Amune

131.          Mrs. Ebi Ajagbeni

132.          Mr. Samson Itoro

133.          Gloria Jemine

134.          Mr. Clement Nitor

135.          Mrs. Elizabeth Soron

136.          Chief Arere-Emi Ubogun, The Alamiyenwei of Ukpe

137.          Rev. Jacob E. Okolofinighan

138.           Faith Jemine

139.          Mrs. Elizabeth Goh

140.          Mrs. Funke Inesokan

141.          Mrs. Esther Ajama

142.          Chief Michael Akoje

143.          High Chief Patrick Seiye

144.          Reginah Jemine

145.          Chief Zacuss Bello

146.          Chief O.O. Logori

147.          Regina Otuedo

148.          Robinson Boyo

149.          Awo Opuba

150.          Mr. Simeon Bomi

151.          Chief C. Amiyenkumoh

152.          T. Kemiye-Ebi Goh

153.          Juana Mode

154.          Tinna Arigidi

155.          Okokoriko Ajube

156.          Fiyes Moluma

157.          Beauty Gbamire

158.          Mr. Goodluck Ebiye

159.          Chief Otonju Bello

160.          Chief Johnbull Bello

161.          High Chief Lastkobo Yemi

162.          Mrs. Temitayo Egbowei

163.          Mrs. Doris Aiyesan

164.          High Chief J.A. Afun, Amananawei of Awodikuro

165.          Mrs. Beauty Alfred

166.          Mr. Keiebi Ojujoh

167.          Chief J.N. Eperetun

168.          Oniwei Ebiyesigha, The Amananawei of Agadagba-Obon

169.          Elegha Ekpeboumini

170.          Mr. Akin Tiewi

171.          Toroukapo Aiyejoh

172.          Evangelist C.O.E. Iwabi

173.          Ebimiyenghanbofa Yeiya

174.          Toroukapo Aiyejoh

175.          Mrs. Blessing Olamapie

176.          Mr. Harry Oyobolo

177.          Love Korifa

178.          Ebiere Juwegha

179.          Ajama Zacchaeus

180.          Nogban Dede

181.          Collins Tiewei

182.          Mr. Isaac Pomotei

183.          Samuel Gbeyiwa

184.          Anthony Juwegha

185.          Enetimi Bunuzigha

186.          Chief Alpheaus Iyenkidi Yanboh, The Miyenmini I of Opuba

187.          Mr. Denghan Elemi

188.          Boarnerge Lot Agaba

189.          Kenny Ajuesi

190.          Apostle Owode Odondigh

191.          Ms. Victoria Ajemigi

192.          Pere Gbagi

193.          Frederick Ebi

194.          Beligha Magi

195.          E.M. Joweigha

196.          Chief Bankole Ogele

197.          Elder Opuapo

198.          Japhet Ukuetemi

199.          Ebi Opukutu

200.          High Chief Pugkhumo

201.          Timothy Asereju

202.          Lawson Egbekun

203.          Joseph Asereju

204.          Godfrey Doitimiwei

205.          Mr. Isaac Wanami

206.          Mr. Job R. Jojo

207.          Mr. Stephen Loupele

208.          Mr. Funmi Egberi

209.          Mr. Itowei Buna

210.          Mr. Awolowo Keteke

211.          Pastor Goodluck Kpemi

212.          Samuel A. Begri

213.          Joshua Iyegha

214.          Mr. W. R. Torusintei

215.          Mrs. Patience Apu

216.          Wonanaweiye Iyegha

217.          Sunday Toiboh

218.          High Chief Agabamaanjola

219.          Mr. Kala Tinimowei

220.          Tarihlaebi Iyegha

221.          Mr. Tari-Ebi Suru

222.          Ijeh Bekewei

223.          Mr. Timi Sobijoh

224.          Oba Yanyangbini

225.          Allitkimokumoh Success

226.          Mr. Kinbai Ajuwa

227.          Lucky Legbe

228.          Mr. David Ayesan

229.          Mr. Victor Governor

230.          Mr. Akpoimele Kori

231.          Ebitei Amune

232.          Chief L.B. Sheke

233.          Chief Agah John

234.          Chief Itekew

235.          High Chief Oluwafemi Bello

236.          Wilson Ogori

237.          Mr. A.I. Foloki

238.          Ebiwari Tonwegha

239.          Olito Shikiwi

240.          Mrs Hannah Belele

241.          Augustine Gbanawei

242.          Mr. Samuel Okorobobi

243.          Moris Naaopiri

244.          Mr. Augustine Magi

245.          Pa George Digha

246.          Mr. Felix Uguh

247.          Evangelist Titus Karihnatei

248.          Mr. George Ekpo-Emi

249.          Mr. S.A. Obah

250.          Mr. Titus Ekiki

251.          Gideon Aboyewa

252.          Chief Ibe  Aseye, Amananawei of Asafarogbo

253.          Chief Robinson Apamiyenni

254.          Julius Dajuwon

255.          Mr. Ebeghi Michaiah

256.          Mr. Gold Benjamin

257.          Ayubaebi Suru

258.          Evangelist Mike Toikumo

259.          Sam Lagos

260.          Ajemigi Phenous

261.          Isaiah Sanni

262.          Mrs. Mercy Igodih

263.          Powei Tony

264.          Ajawari James

265.          Kuro Safagbo

266.          Vicent Akpatamu

267.          Ken Ebitobou

268.          Mr. Richard Emiotei

269.          Mr. Dabutei Goodluck

270.          Mr. Edubamoh Digha

271.          Mrs. Huda Efofagha

272.          Mr. Obuwabe Amos

273.          Mr. Mathias Goodluck

274.          Mr. Denies Ojugbulu

275.          Chief Francis Omimi Ajama (J.P.)

276.          Barrister Praise Pughumo

277.          Chief Mike Akoje

278.          Chief S.A. Teri

279.          Kosileti Omare

280.          Mr. Matemi Okanminiwei

281.          Oto Goh

282.          Boarnerge Filatei Amakiri

283.          Senior Apostle Simeon Joshua

284.          Most Senior Apostle Samuel Bowi

285.          Orofaiye Onona

286.          Chief Doju Bello

287.          Mr. Naira Wabi

288.          Chief Plane Eden, The Amananaowei of Osari

289.          Apostle. Anthony Omosehin

290.          Chief Benson Samuel

291.          Mr. Iyebigha George

292.          Chief Shadarach Lunkpene, Amananawei of Igangbo

293.          Comrade Fieleifa M. Jacob

294.          Baba Asharah M.J. Ogunoyinbo, LJ PT

295.          Baba Alakoso D.S.O Ebegbe

296.          Mrs. A.O. Bello

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