By Ola Kay
A conference of Okpe leaders ( ethnic nationality ) in walks of life and diaspora will take place in Lagos on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
Secretary General of the Okpe Union, Barrister Kingsley Akpederin who announced this on Sunday in Lagos in a statement made available to The Pinnacle Times said that, ‘’About 300 delegates from Okpe Union branches in Asia, North and South America, Africa, Europe and Australia will attend the Okpe Union General Assembly at Okpe House, 65 Moshalashi Street, Obalende.
‘’The Okpe Union Conference comes at a critical time for Okpe leaders throughout the world. We must rub minds and devise pro-active and creative ways to promote lasting development and ensure better quality of life for our people.’’
The statement from Okpe Union headquarters also informed that the delegates would examine the condition of the Okpe Union, discuss political, social and cultural problems and recommend practical steps for implementing development strategies in Delta State.
lIt isted international standards of good governance, socio-economic development and means of advancing Okpe interests as important matters to be considered by delegates from all over the world.
According to the secretary general of Okpe ethnic nationality, ‘’State of the Union address by the President General, reports from branches and regions of the Okpe Union and the State of the Nigerian Nation and Delta State are three points which will receive greatest attention of the delegates.’’
The statement said that the men and women of action from Nigeria and abroad would think in larger terms, act on a wider plane of ideas and arrive at positive conclusions which will give a new impetus to Okpe Union and Delta State.”
’The Okpe Union, a socio-cultural group, is the mouthpiece of all the people of the Okpe nation and the oldest registered ethnic union in Nigeria,’’ the statement added.
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