By joshua 
By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City
The Benin Solidarity (Movement) BSM Worldwide has called on the Edo State Government, to as a matter of urgency Wade into the dispute between the Ohen, ( Spiritual Leader), of Okhoromi Village and the Chairman of the Tipper Drivers Association, which has led to the stoppage of supply of sand and granites to builders in part of Benin City.
It will be recalled that, tipper drivers
in some part of Benin City has for some weeks stopped supply of Sand and granites to builders in the city, as a result of thier dispute with the
the Ohen of Okhoromi Village in Oredo Local Government Area of the State.
Benin Solidarity Movement( BSM), Worldwide, in a release signed by the President, Elder Curtis Eghosa Ugbo, and made available to journalists in Benin City, Condemned the stoppage of supply of Sand and granites to builders.
” BSM called on Edo State Government to do the needful by taking appropriate steps or legal action against the Ohen of Okhoromi Village and the Chairman of the tipper drivers association for their line of action in denying some parts of Edo State people their services in this critical period”.
According to him, “The story being peddled around is that as a result of personal/association land dispute pitching the Ohen (spiritual leader) of Okhoromi and some tipper drivers, that has led to the resolved by the tipper drivers to stop making supply trips to get the sand and granites needed by construction firms, builders, estate developers/firms etc such that activities in the real estate section have been put on hold.
“It’s said that this has been ongoing for a couple of weeks now and nothing that was said that could change the resolve by the tipper drivers.
“BSM is saying it loud and clear that this kind of action is tantamount to economic sabotage and should not be left unattended to by the Edo State Government.
“Nobody is above the law moreso now that there has been a big wedge placed on the activities of Community Development Associations (CDA) by the Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare11 N’Ogidigan and also the Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki.
“If it is true that the Ohen has virtually constituted himself into a law he should also be so disciplined as no man can lay claim to actions that are against the genuine wishes of the Government and the Revered Benin Monarch, Omo N’Oba N’Edo.”
He warned that, ” nobody should take the hands of development in Edo State backward by way of their rascality.”