Mulade Marks Orodje’s 20 Years on Throne With New Food Palace

By Joseph Bienbo, Warri

Ijaw leader, the Chairman and CEO of K & Q Food Palace, Chief Dr Comrade Mulade Sheriff, has officially opened a new branch of the fast-rising relaxation and dining Palace in Orerokpe, the headquarters of Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State on Friday.

Mulade, in a statement said the opening was deliberately timed to celebrate and honour the Royal Father of the Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Orhue 1, Cfr mni, the Orodje of Okpe Kingdom, as he marks his 20th coronation anniversary.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chief Mulade said K & Q Food Palace, as the name implies, is a place for kings and queens to dine and wine, and to relax.

“No matter the situation, we said find time to relax and that is why we set up the K & Q for you to enjoy yourself, not just to enjoy but you are to relax so that you can relax your nerves,” he said.

He disclosed that the edifice was put up in less than four months with the help of God Almighty, not because resources were in abundance, but out of a desire to celebrate the joy of the Okpe people and bring development closer to home.

Mulade noted that the Executive Governor of Delta State has also complemented development efforts in the area by bringing the Western Delta University campus to Orerokpe. He said K & Q was established to make students, lecturers and other residents of Orerokpe comfortable, and to give them a feel of an urban city.

“That is why we decided to put it here to bring development closer to the people and so what we have done is to complement the effort of the state government for what they have been doing. You can see that in the next 5-10 years, Orerokpe will be like Warri, if not better, if not greater,” he said.

He stressed that what the people need is peace and unity, adding that it is only when there is peace and unity that more development will come.

“As K & Q has touched the land of Okpe, I believe the land of Okpe will continue to open and more business opportunities will open for other indigenous and other investors,” he said.

However, Mulade used the occasion to call on other business owners across Delta State and beyond to see Orerokpe as one of the destinations for investment, describing the town as peaceful and strategically located.

Meantime, the Oroje of Okpe who personally attended the event offered royal blessings and prayers to Mulade to achieve more milestones in his life journey on Friday.

The king expressed gratitude to Mulade for honoring his 20th coronation anniversary with such a business enterprise, adding that he was grateful to Mulade for considering Ororekpe viable to site such a great business ediface.