The Delta State Government has endorsed a White paper on the report of the Judicial panel of inquiry it earlier set to look at the immediate and remote causes of the cri­sis in Evwreni Community, Ughelli North Local Govern­ment Area of Delta State.

The White paper on the re­port of the Judicial panel of inquiry directed that the Vig­ilance Group of the commu­nity be disbanded and a fresh one set up while the relevant security agencies are to imme­diately commence the process of mopping up arms in circu­lation in the community.

The report of the Judi­cial Panel inquiry headed by Hon. Justice Michael Nduka Obi was considered during the State Executive Council meeting on Tuesday with Hon. Samuel Mariere, Commissioner for Water Re­sources Development and an interested party in the mat­ter, excused from the meeting during the consideration of the report so as not to influ­ence or compromise the de­bate on the report.

The draft white paper from the State Exco meeting indicates that while most of the recommendations of the panel were adopted, the Exco voted for the retention of the Traditional Ruler of Evwreni Kingdom, HRM Oghenekev­we Owin Kumane Eruvwed­ede 111, on the throne as the paramount ruler of the Evwreni people.