{"id":2975,"date":"2024-07-26T11:27:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T11:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/oporoza-community-youth-council-assistant-secretary-hon-perezide-roman-congratulates-samuel-ekpemupolo-on-councilorship-victory-says-he-is-the-right-man-to-bring-positive-change-to-kunukunuma-kuru\/"},"modified":"2024-07-26T11:27:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T11:27:15","slug":"oporoza-community-youth-council-assistant-secretary-hon-perezide-roman-congratulates-samuel-ekpemupolo-on-councilorship-victory-says-he-is-the-right-man-to-bring-positive-change-to-kunukunuma-kuru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/oporoza-community-youth-council-assistant-secretary-hon-perezide-roman-congratulates-samuel-ekpemupolo-on-councilorship-victory-says-he-is-the-right-man-to-bring-positive-change-to-kunukunuma-kuru\/","title":{"rendered":"Oporoza Community Youth Council Assistant Secretary, Hon. Perezide Roman congratulates Samuel Ekpemupolo On Councilorship Victory, Says He Is The Right Man To Bring Positive Change To Kunukunuma, Kurutie Ward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Ejiro Ayewu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Gbaramatu Youth Leader and Oporoza Youth Council Assistant Secretary General, Hon. Perezide has congratulated the recently elected Councilor representing Kunukunuma\/Kurutie Ward in the Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Hon. Samuel Idukedoumene Ekpemupolo, who is affectionately known as Sampolo, on his election victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"249\" height=\"383\" data-attachment-id=\"2974\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/image-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image.jpg?fit=249%2C383&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"249,383\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image.jpg?fit=249%2C383&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image.jpg?resize=249%2C383&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image.jpg?w=249&amp;ssl=1 249w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Hon. Perezide Roman, Assistant Secretary General Of Oporoza Community Youth Council.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a press release expressing his congratulations, Hon. Zide said that the election of Hon. Samuel Idukedoumene marked the start of a significant period of change and meaningful development in Kunukunuma\/Kurutie Ward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"2973\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/img_5659-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5659-1.jpg?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"225,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_5659-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5659-1.jpg?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5659-1.jpg?resize=225%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5659-1.jpg?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5659-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5659-1.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Rt. Hon. Samuel Idukedoumene Ekpemupolo, Councilor Representing Kunukunuma\/Kurutie Ward In Warri South West Local Government Council.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He claimed in the release that Hon. Samuel Idukedoumene&#8217;s perfect victory in the recently held LGA election was the consequence of his many years of zeal, passion, dedication, initiative, hard work, and resolve in promoting a decent living for his people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Youth Leader went further to urge Hon. Idukedoumene to embrace inclusivity and unity in his leadership, in order to uphold equity and fairness, and to provide the people of the Ward with a feeling of community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also cautioned the Councilor to implement an open door policy that will grant all residents of the Ward equal rights and opportunities, and to lead with honesty, vision, and commitment, with the ultimate objective of creating a more promising and affluent future for the Ward&#8217;s residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consequently, Hon. Roman Perezide appealed to the good people of Kunukunuma\/Kurutie Ward to support and stand by Hon. Samuel. Declaring that the only way he can pass legislation on the floor of the House that will benefit them from democracy is by giving him their full support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ejiro Ayewu A Gbaramatu Youth Leader and Oporoza Youth Council Assistant Secretary General, Hon&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[398,14],"tags":[638,605,637,639],"class_list":["post-2975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-opinion","tag-hon-perezide-roman-congratulates-samuel-ekpemupolo-on-his-councilorship-victory","tag-kurutie-ward","tag-oporoza-community-youth-council-assistant-secretary","tag-says-he-is-the-right-man-to-bring-positive-change-to-kunukunuma"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5660-1.jpg?fit=1072%2C624&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2775,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/07\/17\/comrade-freeborn-abraye-congratulates-councilor-elect-samuel-idukedoumene-ekpemupolo-on-election-victory-says-his-victory-will-usher-in-a-new-era-of-transformation-development-to-kunukunuma-kuruti\/","url_meta":{"origin":2975,"position":0},"title":"Comrade Freeborn Abraye Congratulates Councilor-Elect, Samuel Idukedoumene Ekpemupolo On Election Victory, Describes His Victory As Beginning Of A New Dawn In Kunukunuma, Kurutie Ward","author":"Freeborn Abraye","date":"July 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"By Ejiro Ayewu WARRI_______The newly elected Councilor representing Kunukunuma\/Kurutie Ward in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Hon. 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