Social Media Attack on High Chief Iduh Unacceptable - IDU Publicity Secretary ~ Truth Reporters

 

      ....Says Chief Iduh Is An Acceptable, Respected, Passionate, and Visionary Isoko Leader 

By Kelvin Ohoror 

The National Publicity Secretary of the Isoko Development Union (IDU), Chief  Jubilant Igelige, JP, has frowned upon a recent publication against the respected IDU Patron, High Chief Iduh Amadhe, which has saturated social media in recent times,  tittle 'The Latest Dracula, Planting His Placenta In Isoko Development Union,' is a joke taken too far by Ralph Egbuwoku'

According to Chief Igelige, ordinarily, he would have feigned ignorance to avoid "making a mountain out of a molehill." However, the unsuspecting reading public must be properly guided to avoid the spread of false, fake, or cock-and-bull stories. "An elder does not sit at home and watch a tethered goat give birth." It is an abomination.

"Painfully, the consistent publication against Chief Iduh Amadhe epitomizes the magnitude of brewing bitterness that has cascaded across social media without civility, decorum, or recourse to libel/slander and caution. One would have imagined that in carrying out decent advocacy, investigative reporting would be the standard, rather than publishing smearing information tantamount to cyberbullying".

 He emphasized that, what happened when the working Governor, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, visited Irri in Isoko South to inspect Irri Technical College. High Chief Iduh Amadhe was a former IDU President-General who later became Grand Patron of IDU. It is worthy of note that his presence in the entourage was not in a representative capacity for the IDU President-General or any other office.

He further said that, Chief Iduh Amadhe is a member, Delta State Advisory & Peace Building Council, an astute politician, a recognized contractor, and a respected friend of the Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, noting that, he was specifically invited because the visiting Governor was to inspect the Ozoro Market, which he built as a contractor.

He also argued that, there is a clear and important difference between project inspection and project commissioning. Project commissioning is the grand finale, where traditional rulers, cultural leadership, and government dignitaries gather. This was not a commissioning, but a project monitoring exercise, especially as it was said to be an unscheduled visit.

He further reiterated that, Chief Iduh, as a friend of the Governor, owes no one an apology for being seen in the Governor’s entourage. Leadership is, indeed, about influence. His contacts, connections, and influence have assuaged several situations and yielded countless results. He stands to be corrected: no IDU Patron, living or dead, has given the magnitude of assistance he has given to IDU, in diverse forms and dimensions.

He stressed that, the most painful aspect was the careless and callous publication of a classified letter written and endorsed by IDU’s President-General, Professor Chris Akpotu, appealing to the Governor to intervene and complete Irri Technical College. How this classified letter got to Comrade Ralph Egbuwoku is highly questionable. It is an indication that there is a dangerous mole within. 

Igelige disclosed and affirmed that those surreptitiously feeding Mr. Ralph Egbuwoku, with half-baked information are enemies of our collective progress. They lack the willingness and capacity to measure up to Chief Iduh. The claim that Chief Iduh is usurping the President-General’s functions is administratively petty, a figment of his imagination, and an embarrassment to our collective sensibility. It is not his duty to dictate how IDU should be run, because his outburst is destructive, not constructive.

"While acknowledging the right to free expression, referring to a 71-year-old Patron as "the latest Dracula" in one breath, claiming his placenta is planted in IDU, and within 48 hours describing him as a proud son of Isoko land, is a display of moral and intellectual porosity. It is unfair, demeaning, and arbitrarily sarcastic. For a cultural leader to have been conferred 16 chieftaincy titles across Isoko land is a function of his acceptability, uncommon leadership prowess, and outstanding contributions to community development".

The Publicity Secretary of Isoko Development Union averred that Chief Iduh’s name is a household name in Isoko and beyond. He is a man of multifaceted talents, a compendium of wisdom, a veteran in folklore, and a mobile social influencer. I make bold to say: Chief Iduh is a great asset to Isoko and Delta State at large.