Women, youths demand removal of Delta community’s youth leader

WOMEN and youths of Ovade – Oghara community in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, demonstrated, weekend, calling for the removal of the

youth leader of the community, who they accused of indiscriminately arresting villagers,  high-handedness, insubordination, corruption, among others.

The protesters carried placards, which bore different inscriptions.

Chairman, interim executive committee, Mr. Hitler Igbakpa and  a youth leader, Mr. Wilson Elisha, in their separate speeches during the protests, said that the former youth leader, for over a decade had refused entreaties to step down for another youth to take over the affairs of the community.

Mr. Igbakpa  alleged that the former youth leader converted the community’s bus provided by Pan Ocean Company and  Christmas rice provided by the DESOPADEC Managing Director and community’s rubber plantation to his personal use.