{"id":125008,"date":"2026-01-15T07:48:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T06:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=125008"},"modified":"2026-01-15T07:48:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T06:48:02","slug":"oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Oborevwori Hands Over SUVs to Traditional Rulers, Calls Them Pillars of Grassroots Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, stirred debate on Wednesday as he handed over 65 brand-new SUVs to traditional rulers across the state, describing them as key pillars of grassroots peace and governance.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The move, aimed at boosting community dispute resolution and local administration, drew both praise and criticism over its timing and cost amid economic challenges.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ceremony at Government House, Asaba, saw the presentation of 60 Toyota Prado SUVs and five Toyota Land Cruisers to royal fathers from communities across Delta State.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Oborevwori described the vehicles as \u201ctools of service,\u201d aimed at helping traditional rulers maintain peace, resolve disputes, and support grassroots governance.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThey are not merely custodians of our customs, norms, and traditions; they are vital intermediaries between government and the people at the grassroots,\u201d the governor said, noting that monarchs have been crucial in community mobilization, conflict resolution, and collaboration with security agencies.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u201cOur Royal Fathers are often on the road, engaging in peace-building and conflict resolution. They do all these voluntarily and willingly. For this, we are truly grateful.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The gesture, however, sparked mixed reactions among residents. Some questioned the timing and cost, arguing that such high-value allocations to unelected leaders could be seen as elitist and suggesting the funds might have been better spent on community infrastructure or security.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Critics noted that the Governor ought to have focused on rural poverty instead of giving lavish gifts to those who already have enough, a practice some say mirrors similar policies popular in Northern Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0They argued that the Governor ought to have been more concerned about the screaming rural poverty in Delta State, stressing that the real voters deserve more.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the debate, traditional rulers expressed gratitude for the donation.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Obi of Owa, HRM Dr. Emmanuel Efeizomor (JP); the Ovie of Uvwie, HRM Emmanuel Sideso Abe I; and the Pere of Ogulagha, HRM Elder Capt. King Joseph I. Timiyan (JP) described the SUVs as a major boost to their mobility and effectiveness in serving their communities.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his vote of thanks, the Chairman of the Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers and Orodje of Okpe Kingdom, HRM Major General Felix Mujakperuo (Rtd.), Orhue I, called the presentation a timely and symbolic intervention that would further strengthen grassroots governance and peace-building across Delta State.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, stirred debate on Wednesday as he handed over 65 brand-new SUVs to traditional rulers across the state, describing them as key pillars&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":125009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Oborevwori Hands Over SUVs to Traditional Rulers, Calls Them Pillars of Grassroots Peace - Pointblank News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oborevwori Hands Over SUVs to Traditional Rulers, Calls Them Pillars of Grassroots Peace - Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Oscar Okhifo Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, stirred debate on Wednesday as he handed over 65 brand-new SUVs to traditional rulers across the state, describing them as key pillars&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-15T06:48:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20260114-WA0036.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Our Reporter\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\"},\"headline\":\"Oborevwori Hands Over SUVs to Traditional Rulers, Calls Them Pillars of Grassroots Peace\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-15T06:48:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/\"},\"wordCount\":392,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20260114-WA0036.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/\",\"name\":\"Oborevwori Hands Over SUVs to Traditional Rulers, Calls Them Pillars of Grassroots Peace - Pointblank News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20260114-WA0036.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-15T06:48:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20260114-WA0036.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20260114-WA0036.jpg\",\"width\":720,\"height\":720},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Oborevwori Hands Over SUVs to Traditional Rulers, Calls Them Pillars of Grassroots Peace\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/\",\"name\":\"Pointblank News\",\"description\":\"Just the news\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\",\"name\":\"Our Reporter\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Our Reporter\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Oborevwori Hands Over SUVs to Traditional Rulers, Calls Them Pillars of Grassroots Peace - Pointblank News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Oborevwori Hands Over SUVs to Traditional Rulers, Calls Them Pillars of Grassroots Peace - Pointblank News","og_description":"By Oscar Okhifo Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, stirred debate on Wednesday as he handed over 65 brand-new SUVs to traditional rulers across the state, describing them as key pillars&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/","og_site_name":"Pointblank News","article_published_time":"2026-01-15T06:48:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":720,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20260114-WA0036.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Our Reporter","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Our Reporter","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/"},"author":{"name":"Our Reporter","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c"},"headline":"Oborevwori Hands Over SUVs to Traditional Rulers, Calls Them Pillars of Grassroots Peace","datePublished":"2026-01-15T06:48:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/"},"wordCount":392,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20260114-WA0036.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/","name":"Oborevwori Hands Over SUVs to Traditional Rulers, Calls Them Pillars of Grassroots Peace - Pointblank News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20260114-WA0036.jpg","datePublished":"2026-01-15T06:48:02+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20260114-WA0036.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20260114-WA0036.jpg","width":720,"height":720},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oborevwori-hands-over-suvs-to-traditional-rulers-calls-them-pillars-of-grassroots-peace\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Oborevwori Hands Over SUVs to Traditional Rulers, Calls Them Pillars of Grassroots Peace"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/","name":"Pointblank News","description":"Just the news","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c","name":"Our Reporter","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Our Reporter"},"url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125008"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125010,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125008\/revisions\/125010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}