OIL MATTERS: Group Lambast Ijaw Leader, Aribogha, Says He's A Blantant Liar

"It is shameful to note the lies of an elderly person like Chief Jonny Aribogha. His lies are disgusting. He should be ashamed of himself and bury his head in shame." KDM.

A group under the auspices of Kusimi Development Movement; KDM today lambasted and challenged a prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Jonny Aribogha, to show proof that Kusimi Community in Delta State is a tenant to Odidi Community.

KDM Coordinator, Smart Kusimi in a statement signed and made available to Our Correspondent, described Chief Aribogha as a blatant liar.

The group said, "It is shameful to note the lies of an elderly person like Chief Jonny Aribogha. His lies are disgusting. He should be ashamed of himself and bury his head in shame."

It would be recalled that the said Chief Aribogha had in a statement reacted to a press statement it(KDM) made wherein he said “Kusimi is Odidi tenants. Therefore, he cannot comment because the matter is in court and would be considered as a prejudice.” 

The group challenged Chief Aribogha to tell the public how Kusimi community is Odidi tenants.

"Furthermore, we urge Chief Aribogha to tell the public the winner of the court case all through to appeal if he does have a reputation.

"Similarly, Chief Aribogha also described us as “misguided youths who were misled to drag a communal land dispute in Odidi which is already in court to politics in order to paint his reputation bad. What reputation does he have? 

"We need not to remind,Chief Aribogha that politics is built under the morals of truth, fairness and justice and elder Aribogha cannot play politics if he lacks such moral virtues. 

"We reecho by challenging Chief Aribogha if he does have reputation as he erroneously claimed, then he should tell the public how Kusimi won the case in lower and appeal courts of which Chief Aribogha and his cohorts are disobeying."

While noting that Chief Aribogha said, “Smart is a little boy who needs proper home [sic] training,the group expressed the beliefs that it is the blatant lying Chief Aribogha that needs to be taught morals."

According to the group,"At his age he is lying and oppressing Kusimi people. For such an elderly man to say the court will determine the outcome of the case, is hypocritical, mischievous and full of deceits. 

"We pray Chief Aribogha changes because he cannot take the place of God and posterity will judge him as an old elderly man that is a pathological liar."