EDO STATE INDIGENOUS ALLIANCE MOVEMENT ANNOUNCES CRITICAL ZOOM CONFERENCE TO DEFINE STRUCTURE, FAIRNESS & INDIGENOUS RECOGNITION

  

📰 EDO STATE INDIGENOUS ALLIANCE MOVEMENT ANNOUNCES CRITICAL ZOOM CONFERENCE TO DEFINE STRUCTURE, FAIRNESS & INDIGENOUS RECOGNITION

By Dr. Odimientimi Agbedeyi
Global Egberi Media International

The Edo State Indigenous Alliance Movement (ESIAM) has announced its maiden and highly anticipated online Zoom conference, scheduled for Sunday, November 16, 2025, at 3:30 PM (Rome time). The conference will focus on refining the movement’s organogram and ensuring its structure fully aligns with its mission of equity, unity, and indigenous empowerment across Edo State.

The invitation, issued by the Coordinator General Comr. Aigbe E. Okosun, emphasizes that this virtual meeting will allow for deep, proper, and strategic discussions on how the movement’s leadership and organizational framework can uphold its declared aims and objectives.

🔰 Key Focus Areas of the Conference

1. Equal Stakeholding Among All Ethnic Nationalities

ESIAM insists that in Edo State, no ethnicity is more relevant and no ethnicity is less relevant. Every group—large or small—is an equal stakeholder in the state’s governance, culture, and development.

2. Advocacy for Recognition of Traditional Rulers

Many indigenous kings across the state remain unrecognized by government structures. The movement views this as unjust and seeks full acknowledgment of these traditional authorities.

3. Reform of the Edo State Traditional Council

One of the boldest points of discussion will be ESIAM’s stand that:

  • The Edo State Traditional Council is not hereditary,

  • No monarch — including the Oba of Benin — should permanently chair the council,

  • The chairmanship should be rotational to reflect the diversity of Edo State.

4. Equitable Development Beyond Ring Road

ESIAM maintains that while ballot boxes reach all communities during elections, development does not.
They insist that:

  • Ring Road in Benin City cannot continue to receive lopsided developmental attention,

  • Rural communities must receive equal infrastructure, education, roads, and services.

5. Indigenous Identity, Not Settlers

The movement strongly rejects the notion that any ethnic group in Edo is a “settler.”
Each nationality is an indigenous custodian of its land and heritage.

🖥️ Zoom Conference Details

Topic:
Proper and deep discussions on how the organogram of this new laudable Movement will uphold and promote its aims & objectives.

📅 Date: November 16, 2025
⏰ Time: 3:30 PM (Rome time)

🔗 Zoom Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meetings/86304481871/invitations?signature=D2LZpb23xGnJpU6Fb5vSjcmQch-jY7BEFIlbU1H-qQ8

As shared by the movement leadership.

Meeting ID: 863 0448 1871
Passcode: Sk9QQ3

Members from across the world—especially Edo indigenes in the diaspora—are strongly encouraged to participate.

✍️ EDITORIAL: A Movement at the Heart of Edo’s Future

The Edo State Indigenous Alliance Movement is emerging not just as another socio-cultural body, but as a voice of balance, identity, and fairness.
At a time when ethnic tensions, marginalization, and developmental neglect still exist, ESIAM is positioning itself as a bridge-builder that demands justice and dignity for all indigenous people.

Edo State is a mosaic of cultures, kingdoms, and histories. For too long, the structure of recognition and development has been skewed.
If ESIAM succeeds in its mission, Edo could become a model for:

  • Rotational authority

  • Fair development

  • Indigenous recognition

  • Unity-driven governance

Global Egberi Media International will continue to follow these developments as the Zoom conference draws near.

Tags:

Edo State • Indigenous Alliance • ESIAM • Development • Traditional Rulers • Community Rights • Edo Unity Movement • Aigbe Ebhodaghe Okosun • Equity in Governance

Author:

Dr. Odimientimi Agbedeyi
Global Egberi Media International

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