By Samuel Ogude(Warri)
It was a fun- fare as the Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Dr. Emmanuel Ekemejewa Sideso, Abe 1, JP. OON along with his Chiefs, political leaders and other stakeholders embarked on a- 10 Kilometre “Peace and Health Walk “in the kingdom. The exercise which was part of the activities to mark 15th coronation anniversary of the Monarch which kicked off about two weeks ago with 21 cannon shots is aimed at the sustenance of peace and good health in the kingdom. The “Peace Health Walk” which was said to be unprecedented started from the Monarch’s Palace to Shell Ram, the boundary between Uvwie Local Government Council and Warri South Local Government Council, a distance which is approximated to be 10 Kilometres.
The Uvwie Monarch who was accompanied by the Uvwie Local Government Area Chairman, Hon. Ramson Onoyake, the Unuevworo of Uvwie, Chief Hope Akasa, Unuevworo of Ekpan, Chief Peter Iffie and several others, prayed at the Shell Ram, the boundary between Uvwie and Warri South for the State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, and all the people living in the neighboring local government areas amidst applause and jubilation by onlooker as most of them could not believe the unusual spectacle. In a chat with newsmen, Chief Omafume Amurun who is the Chairman of the “Peace and Health Walk” Committee said, the decision of the highly revered Monarch despite his age to join the walk, was unprecedented just as he said, it was a demonstration of the Monarch’s strong desire and prayers for a sustainable peace, good health and the general growth and development of the people in the kingdom, local government in particular and the