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UVWIE Local Government council, Delta State, has advised all stakeholders, corporate bodies, traditional and community leaders as well as officials to deal only with the Newton Onaodowan led 10-member Caretaker Committee of Ekpan Development Committee, EDC.

Other members of the Caretaker Committee include Onajite Awinoro, Vice Chairman; Matthew Emewakeme, Secretary; Increase Osusu, Auditor; Joseph Ukwesa, Organising Secretary; Isaac Etigbonaye, Financial Secretary: Onajomo Temabo, Welfare Officer; Uvwie Edenye, Treasurer; George Eburu, Publicity Secretary and Mr. Henry Biyibi, Council representative.

The council Chairman, Mr. Ramson Onoyake in a statement, reminded all stakeholders in the area that the former executive of the EDC led by Mr Stephen Akemu, was dissolved with immediate effect by unanimous resolution of Uvwie Local Government Peace and Security Committee meeting held October 12, 2021.

According to the statement, a 10-member Caretaker Committee with Newton Onaodowan as chairman was put in place to run the affairs of the community pending the resolution of all issues.

The Ekpan Development Committee is constitutionally vested with the responsibility as it concerns employment, contracts and all other community matters of interest.