Yenagoa—Eminent sons and daughters of the Ijaw nation have agreed to
re-examine the state of the Ijaw ethnic nationality in Nigeria, noting
that they will immediately initiate the process of renegotiating the
basis of their coexistence with other ethnic nationalities.
They
disclosed this position at a Pan Ijaw Stakeholders Summit with the theme
“The Ijaw Agenda Beyond May 29, 2015,” held between May 27-29, at Dr.
Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre and Ijaw House, Yenogua, the Bayelsa State
capital.
Co-hosted by the Ijaw National Congress, INC, and the
Bayelsa State Government, the event which witnessed the presentation of
papers by notable Ijaw scholars and other resource persons, was graced
by more than 1, 500 people drawn from 78 Ijaw clans, traditional
institutions, professional and socio-political bodies among others.
The
summit in a 13-point communiqué, signed by its Chairman, Prof. Nelson
Brambaifa and Secretary, Pastor Power Aginighan, however, thanked
Nigerians for the rare opportunity given Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to
preside over the affairs of the country.
Among other things the
Summit noted that “the Ijaw nation today is at a critical moment in its
history and called on all Ijaw leaders, sons and daughters to be united
at this auspicious moment for the challenges ahead, adding that “it has
expressed its desire for self determination, total rejection of the
unjust legal order that robs resource owners of rights to their
resources.”
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