Ateke Tom’s Penchant for Peace and Entertainment in the Niger Delta Region

While the issue of militancy continues to receive public acclaim in the Niger Delta and the nation’s military continues its Operation Crocodile Smile OCS aimed at ridding the region of militant activities, one personality in the area whose peaceful overtures has received wide acclaim is High Chief Ateke Tom.

High Chief Ateke Tom a former militant war lord in the region has persistently preached the message of peace in the Niger Delta. He has also used entertainment to promote peace and unity in the region. His usual October1st National Day celebration which he uses to celebrate the acceptance of amnesty by his camp has entered the world map of entertainment due to the array of stars that perform at the event he holds in his Okrika home town.

So when the members of the International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA) led by its International Spokesman Amb. Emmanuel Nkweke visited him in his Okrika country home ahead of the United Nations World Peace Day celebration billed for Wednesday 21st of September 2016 at the auditorium of the River State House of Assembly Complex Port Harcourt, being the peace ambassador that he is, he did not relent to give them his backing. “I hope that the issue of violence in the region will be positively tackled with the kind of effort your association is putting in place” he told the United Nations accredited Peace ambassadors.

It is a general notion in Rivers state and the restive Niger Delta region that if all stakeholders emulate the efforts of High Chief Ateke Tom in pursuing peace then the nation’s military will not need to expend so much money and resources in foiling the ever rising tide of violence in the region.

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