After a rigorous exercise that culminated in a keenly contested election on Sunday, April 4, 2021, a new executive has been elected by the youths of Jack-Wilson Pepple Chieftaincy House of Bonny Kingdom in Rivers State to pilot its affairs for the next two years.

Announcing the results after collation, the Electoral Committee Chairman, Adonye Osobonye declared Joel Pepple, with 45 votes, as the Leader, Justine Pepple, with 46 votes, as Deputy Leader, and Benneth Pepple, with 44 votes, as the General Secretary.

Other winners of the election were Assistant Secretary; Anita Hart, 44 votes, Director of Manpower; Precious Pepple, 47 votes, Financial Secretary; Tamunokuro Pepple, 42 votes, and the Treasurer; Darling Pepple, 47 votes.

Osobonye also declared Ibibo Pepple, with 42 votes, as winner for the position of Provost, together with the PRO; David Hart, 44 votes, and Director of Socials/Welfare, 43 votes.

The election, which took a Congress form, started by 4pm at the Opuwari (General House) of Jack-Wilson Chieftaincy House, Bonny, and was generally adjudged by electorates as credible.

Responding to questions on the inauguration of the Executive and other post-election events after the exercise, the electoral umpire, Adonye Osobonye, explained that consultations were going to be activated with all stakeholders to determine when and how the inauguration of the elected officials would be conducted.

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For his part, the newly elected Leader of the Jack-Wilson Pepple House Youth Forum, Joel Pepple expressed the readiness of his administration to take the Association to the next level.

The election was observed by a member of the House’ Elders’ Council, Emmanuel Minafigha Pepple, and a representative of the Bonny Youth Federation, Alvin Benstowe, amongst other youth leaders from various Chieftaincy Houses.

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But for the coronavirus pandemic, the Jack-Wilson Pepple Chieftaincy House under the leadership of Se-Alabo Haniel Jack-Wilson Pepple has been forthright in its resolve to democratise and separate power, assure seamless transition of successive administrations and allow for the individual expression of inherent potentials amongst his subjects.