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–Vow Never to Fight War Again By Nwogha Ndubuisi The people of Ijutum and Okpuitumo communities of Cross River and Ebonyi State yesterday turned out enmass to receive Cross River/Ebonyi Youths Peace Development Movement (Peace Ambassadors) at their respective community primary schools of Ijutum and Ndegu Okpuitumo. At Ijutum, the people were visibly seen wearing a face of hope on the arrival of the Cross River/Ebonyi Youths Peace Development Movement. Their firm belief in the youth’s peace advocacy was further demonstrated by the Traditional Ruler of Ijutum community, HRH Sunday James Ovat who in his good will message to the Peace Ambassadors said, “Thank you Ibiniukpabi (God) for using these youths to bridge the shameful and most regrettable gap which the devil has caused us to create between ourselves – Ijutum and Okpuitumo Communities by fighting a useless war.” Truly, the entire premises of Ijutum, the large canopy of the cashew tree; under which both the youths and the

By our correspondence The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, shall on Tuesday next week (10th March 2020) by 10am, hold a one day Public Hearing on a bill for the establishment of Oil Palm Industrial Park sponsored by Distinguished Senator Michael Ama Nnachi, Senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial district. The Public Hearing which is billed to take place at the Senate conference hall 231, new building, seeks to get inputs and contributions of relevant stakeholders on the bill, for its smooth passage into Law. Details later