Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri will be among crème del-a crème expected at the book launch, “the African voice and Once a soldier” authored by the State Chairman of traditional rulers council, King Bubaraye Dakolo.

Speaking at a pre-book launch press briefing, in Yenagoa. King Dakolo, said the books billed to be officially launched, gave an insight about his childhood experience, how he was born and bred in the Niger Delta and his educational sojourn.

King Dakolo, also said the books, which is among series of his books also afforded him the opportunity to lend his voice to the ranging intellectual discourse and agitation on marginalisation and injustices, meted out to the Niger Delta region, despite it’s contributions to the nation’s economy.

The king, who is the Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama kingdom, hinted that Governor Diri, will be the chief host, while over 400 guests, generals, top echelons of the military first class, second class and renowned traditional rulers from the Niger Delta region will graced the occasion.

He said the political class, academia, captains of industries, are also expected to attend the epoch-making event, which would attract international discourse, especially on environmental degradation with its concomitant effects, oil theft and nefarious activities of multinational oil corporations in the Niger Delta.

His words’ “In fact, the list of dignitaries is endless. I’m afraid if the venue can accommodate everybody.”

On what motivated him to write the books, the monarch, posited that there had been a lot of unfair treatment, inequality, and injustices suffered by the people of the Niger Delta region, which need to be articulated and aggregated to the awareness of authorities because the issues of the region were still unknown and deserve intellectual discourse to attract attention.