I have grown into an adult with the knowledge that Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor had always stood with the “itsekiri people”. Yes the Itsekiri people because that is what the Igba of the Warri Kingdom had always stood for, and her activities of activism has so much been influenced by this just cause which has made her the darling of all common itsekiri indigenes. Her utterances has always been a rallying point for all well-meaning itsekiri sons and daughters and based on that she has gain our respect and recognition both within and outside the shores of Nigeria.
However, her recent publication in one of the Nigerian daily newspaper (Vanguard, 3rd of May 2014) may prove to become one of unforeseen embarrassment as it was not based on true