The Ijaw Elders Discussion board (IEF), Lagos State chapter, has described as a brand new daybreak, emergence of the brand new management of the Ijaw Nationwide Congress (INC), following an election on March 30.
That is contained in an announcement by IEF Chairman Chief Bukazi Etete and Secretary Efiye Bribena, yesterday in Yenagoa.
The assertion felicitated with the brand new government of INC, led by Prof. Benjamin Okaba and the Ijaw Nation for the peaceable and credible election.
The IEF within the assertion mentioned the ballot produced a usually accepted management for the foremost socio-cultural organisation of the Ijaw Nation.
“We congratulate our Vice Chairman, Chief Atamuno Atamuno, on his election as Vice President 1 of INC Worldwide.
“We acknowledge the electoral committee led by Prof. Dagogo Fubara, for navigating via the preliminary difficulties to organise a reputable and honest election broadly accepted by all events.”
“The Ijaw Nation owes you and your group a load of gratitude for a job nicely achieved.
“We additionally acknowledge the nice Ijaw women and men that volunteered to serve the Ijaw Nation via INC however misplaced within the election.
“You’re certainly patriots for conceding and acknowledging that the election course of was honest and credible,” the assertion mentioned.
It additionally mentioned the sense of sportsmanship displayed by those that participated within the election gave hope for higher management in Ijaw Nation.
The discussion board hailed Governor Douye Diri for the help given to INC and for permitting the chief a free hand within the election.
The assertion acknowledged the patriotic Ijaw women and men that challenged the status-quo to supply the electoral feat for the Ijaw Nation.
It mentioned with the emergence of Okaba led government, there was hope that the Ijaw agenda would take centre stage in articulating Ijaw pursuits.
The IEF famous that when interacting with different ethnic nationalities and teams, the Ijaw ethnic nationality can be accorded its rightful place.
“We count on the brand new EXCO to steer the Ijaw Nation to take its rightful place because the fourth largest tribe in Nigeria. Expectations are excessive.
“We count on a really sturdy engagement with all events in regards to the existential threats going through the Ijaw individuals, the continual despoliation and destruction of our surroundings,” it mentioned.
The assertion added that the continual exploitation of mineral assets with out satisfactory compensation to Ijaw individuals, the final neglect and points bordering on self-determination ought to be addressed.
