 In May 2009 the Nembe-Bassambiri Council of Chiefs accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of stirring up trouble by transferring part of their constituency to Brass.In April 2010 the Bayelsa State government attempted to resolve the ongoing discord between the Bassambiri and Ogbolomabiri communities, bringing together Edmund Daukoru, Mingi XII, Amanyanabo of Nembe Kingdom and Ralph Iwowari, Mein VII, Amanyanabo of Nembe Bassambiri with other chiefs to find a solution.Every 29th of January the nembe people from Ogbolomabiri in precise celebrates the greatest King of all nembe history till date King William Frederick Koko who fought against the British colonization but died in a horrifying way by dying sitting on his Throne after the nembe civil war against the British.