… You’re A Courageous Man, Flood Couldn’t Stop You, Ex-Warri S’West Chairman To Groom

Naira, the legal tender in Nigeria literally rained on Sunday, October 6, at Jubilee Retreat and Conference Centre, Warri, Delta State, as dignitaries from all works of life, particularly from the Ijaw extraction, gathered to honour Emily Ekanpou and Enaibo David Asiaye (now Mr and Mrs Asiaye) as they came together to become one.

The wedding reception of who is who attracted capatains of industry, politicans, oil magnet, media practitioners, Delta Ijaw comrades committee of friends among others.

Among those who were at the wedding reception include: Hon. George Ekpemupolo, who chaired the occasion; Emomotimi Guwor, member, Delta State House of Assembly; Chief Bobo; Victor Tonlagha; Publisher GbaramatuVoice, Mr. Jacob Abai; Godfrey Pondi.

Others are: Comrade Austin Ozobo, President, Ijaw People Development Initiative, IPDI and publisher, Congress News; Comrade Princewill Binabai, publisher, The Liberator, Micheal Tonlagha, Alaowei Ebi Cleric; Comrade Sam Ebiwana, Chairman, IYC, Olodiama clan; members of Delta Ijaw Comrade, members of Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, among others.

The rich culture of Ijaw was also brought to the fore as young Ijaw musician, Peter Samuel and his band were fully on ground to entertain guests at the occasion, while women from Ayokoromo, the groom’s community, Akparemogbene, the bride’s community, both in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, and other communities danced to the melodious tunes.

Earlier, in his welcome address, chairman of the occasion and ex-chairman, Warri South West, Hon. George Ekpemupolo, while congratulating the couple for a successful wedding, described the groom, Asiaye, as a courageous and determined man.

He said if not for the courage by Asiaye, the ravaging flood, which had submerged many Ijaw communities including Akparemogbene, where the traditional marriage took place, would have made the groom to change his mind and change the date, but rather he went ahead to pay the bride price even inside the river with canoe.

According to Ekpemupolo, for defying the flood and going ahead to pay his wife bride price inside canoe, Enaibo breaks a record and is recognised as the first Ijaw man to do that.

Info Daily reports that, Enaibo, the Managing Editor, GbaramatuVoice Media Centre, defied the ravaging flood and paid his wife bride price in the river inside canoes when there was no land to perform such traditional rites at his wife’s community due to the flood.

The ex-Chairman, Warri South West, while eulogising Asiaye for the record breaking feat said: “You’ve break record among your people. If it were to be some persons, with the flood in Ayokoromo and it environment, they would have postponed the marriage, but to show that you are an Ijaw man that water cannot stop, you went ahead to achieve what you wanted to achieve. In deed, you are a true son of Ijaw.”

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Hon. Ekpemupolo, while describing the groom as a journalist who has done excellently well in his field, added that even the manner Asiaye deals with people in the society, he has done well.

“In the Journalism circle, your name, I believe, is written in gold. With this, I think you have done well.

“Even the way you deal with people in the society, I will say you are a young man who has done well.,” he added.

The chairman of the occasion admonished the new couple to love each other the more and to tolerate all things.

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