By Jimitota Onoyume

Asiayei Enaibo, Special Adviser to  Dr. Government Ekpemupolo  aka Tompolo on Osobor matters ,  has  hailed the conferment of honorary doctorate degree on Tompolo by the Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo Delta state,. describing it as an appropriate  recognition of his high sense of justice and fairness.

The statement reads: “The honorary degree is an affirmation of Tompolo’s mindset towards natural, environmental and aquatic justice. Congratulations to him, and congratulations to Edwin Clark University for deeming it fit to honour him. They have affirmed a truth: this man embodies the law, and no law exists without the natural laws. Tompolo is the natural law. Congratulations.

“The world is guided by natural laws, and these laws are revealed to those who are conscious of their depth and meaning in  the Universe. They emanate from the soul and the mind, and today I have a story rooted in the decrees of the Gods of our ancestors. High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo is a symbol of these ancient natural laws, laws that governed the old world and still manifest in our modern age.

“These are the laws that shaped the existence of Aziza, Father Igologolo, the principles of Biniebi Mardinorbou, and the creed of Egbesu. Tompolo carries this as a divine message to his generation. The fundamentals of law is the natural laws that govern the seen and the unseen forces of nature within the auspices of the human circles of birth and death, ethics, values and customs of our belief, and the laws that define the uprightness of the development chain of human operation as universal elements. The birth of Tompolo is a divine law written in the book of Aziza to be in human form of his current incarnation.

“Today, the honour bestowed on him by Edwin Clark University Kiagbodo, Delta State through the honorary degree in Laws (LL.D)is a fulfilment of these natural laws. It aligns with the principles of time and season that have guided and protected him. These laws have always lived within his heart. As custodians of natural laws, customs, practices and beliefs, we witness a fitting recognition given to Ekpemupolo. It is a testament to the principles he has upheld throughout his life, peacebuilding educational and community development, now made visible through this honour.

“As SA to High Chief Ekpemupolo on Osobor matters, I know that the master understands these laws deeply. They have guided him from the beginning—laws of equity, justice and development. These laws compelled him to stand for the people of the Niger Delta,  long oppressed by multinational powers and the Federal Government. One man stands out to be the connecting rod to our sensibilities and development in all ramifications.

“These natural laws guided him to fight for justice, and that justice attracted development to the Niger Delta region. It brought equity and transformation to our communities. When I heard that Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo had confirmed the honorary doctorate degree of laws (LL.D) on Dr. Tompolo during their 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Convocation ceremony, and received on his behalf by Dr. Pual Bebenimibo I was spiritually awakened within the soul of the waters, the winds and the creatures that dwell within the natural system. The Doves, the cuckoos, the Dolphins, the Biniegbesu that Tompolo feeds, these laws protected him in times past. The Opuaduwes, to whom he offered drinks before ceremonial activities, were also expressions of natural laws. Tompolo stands at the epitome of these sacred principles.

“Today, I congratulate my master, Father Igologolo, the face of natural justice and the symbol of the natural practices and beliefs of our people. The purity and justice he stands upon have shaped his vision.  And he  taught us never to pollute our environment, for the destruction of nature is the destruction of self. Through Tantita, he created environmental justice and protects our environment and the aquatic world. The fishes are happy, the land is happy, and the air is happy. Why then should humanity not honour Ekpemupolo !  His commitment, determination and focus through the darkest nights became the compass that guided him through the laws of the ages.

“Tompolo exemplifies the natural laws of justice, forgiveness, empathy, love and morality. There is no circumstance on earth or offence humanity commits that gets to Tompolo’s jurisdiction that the Jurist Tompolo will not forgive, and he will softly say, Owabrasin, leave him and let him go, after diligent probing and cross-examination. No matter the provocation, on the laws of nature and forgiveness under the natural laws of empathy, morality and finding solutions to circumvent further occurrences, from the societal conditions that could influence youth into crime, government creates employment to engage such a person and rehabilitate him to the society. So the honorary doctorate in Law to Tompolo is a testament of morality, principles of forgiveness, love and care.

“This is what governs the purpose of creation and the love of human existence. John Donne once said: “When man dies, it diminishes me because I am involved in mankind.” The suffering of humanity affects Tompolo, and his love, morality, sincerity and development are his guiding creeds to the uprightness of the society.

“He looks at the natural flows of the tide. Amaseikumor  appears from the forest to better the society and humanity, and any man who upholds such a natural phenomenon is beyond a jurist.

Tompolo is law, and the honorary degree is an affirmation of his mindset toward natural, environmental and aquatic justice. Congratulations to him, and congratulations to Edwin Clark University for deeming it fit to honour him. They have affirmed a truth: this man embodies the law, and no law exists without the natural laws. Tompolo is the natural law. Congratulations”.