What the Itsekiri are saying is that when they (Ijaw) came to the area, they were customary tenants to somebody. For instance, Kpokpo is an Itsekiri town where the EPZ Deep Sea Port was to be built but they came and said the Federal Government should name it Gbaramatu Deep Sea Port. We (Itsekiri) said if you can’t name it Ugborodo Deep Sea Ports, then it should be named after Kpokpo where it is sited. This is exactly what I did in the case of the Deep Sea Port when former President Goodluck Jonathan came and named the place Gbaramatu Deep Sea Ports. I said they shouldn’t name it Gbaramatu Deep Sea Ports.

Source: Punch January 20, 2018 23:15 UTC