The ijaw youth council iyc and ijaw elders in edo state at the weekend raised the alarm over an alleged plan by the state government to deploy soldiers to gelegele and other ijaw. This book is a collection of excellent academic materials by experienced and renowned. Ijaw youth council, iyc, has condemned the recent proscription of the indigenous people of biafra, ipob, by the southeast states governors, describing their action as unjustifiable. The ijaw youths council iyc on monday condemned recent attacks on lagos and ogun communities and urged security agencies to bring those behind the act to book.
In an interview with the leader of the ijaw youth council published in the nigeria based newspaper vanguard, the interviewer stated that mend claimed that it is not an ijaw. The ijaw youth council worldwide, iyc, has advised nigerians to take up other measures of protecting themselves, adding that the president muhammadu buhariled federal government has failed. Niger delta resurgency, ijaws declare war on books by. Ijaw youth council condemns house of reps motion rejection. The ijaw youth council iyc yesterday urged delta state governor ifeanyi okowa to resolve the ogbe ijaw aladja boundary dispute as. Other dignitaries are rafiu ladipo, president of the nigeria football supporters club nfsc and denznil kentebe, national organiser, ijaw congress and sikaboro alex, chairman ijaw traditional. In it, longheld ijaw concerns about the loss of control of their homeland and their own lives to the oil companies were joined with a commitment to direct action. I said they dont know the ijaw struggle nor the ijaw history. Movement uyomo, ikwerre youth movement iym, and ijaw youth council iyc materialized. Today marks in the history of the ijaw people, ten years after the famous.
The ijaw youth council iyc says it will organise public lecture every year to immortalise the late former governor of bayelsa state, diepreye alamieyeseigha. See more ideas about read news, this or that questions and nigerian government. The ijaw youth council worldwide iyc has condemned strongly the recent rejection of the motion for relocation of administrative headoffice of international oil companies to the niger delta region, which is the area of their operation by. This happened during the security search for the deceased militant known as. With that caveat in mind let us see what some ijaw folks have written about their peoples history. Ijaw land is the birth place of biafra, bayelsa ipob replies ijaw youth leader by steve oko the leadership of the indigenous peoples of biafra, ipob in bayelsa state, has lambasted the leader of central zone chairman of ijaw youth council, iyc, mr olorogun kennedy, over his anti biafra comment. Colemans seminal work on nigerias political history, nigeria. Ijaw youth council also indefinite as ijaw youths is a civil right organization in nigeria, founded in 1998, which supports the interests of the ijaw ethnic group of the niger delta. Ijaw youth council urges fg to complete eastwest road ijaw youth council iyc has called on the federal government to fast tract the completion of the east west road project, especially the bayelsa state axis of the project, in order to reduce the sufferings of the people of the area. Ijaw youth council makes uturn, vows response to jonathans. The ijaw youth council, iyc, has condemned the recent attacks on oil facilities by a new militant group, the niger delta avengers, asking the federal government to deal decisively with the perpetrators. Gen mohamadu buhari, alhaji lawal kaita and a former member of the house of representatives, farouk aliyu, among others.
Goodluck ebele azikiwe jonathan, gcon gcfr born on november 20, 1957. Checkmating the resurgence of youth militancy in the niger. Ijaws and their clans cohabiting in the niger delta the. The ijaw youth council iyc worldwide has said it closely watched the activities surrounding the 2019 rivers state gubernatorial and house of assembly elections, adding that the reports coming from their members in the state, only proves that the ijaw nation is under attack. Ogele, bulletin of the ijaw youth council, december 30, 1998. Ijaw youth library, nigeria iyc has entered into partnership with books2africa, a uk based international nongovernmental organization, which donated about books that formed the first stock of the library and ict center which has dozens of computers. The current conflict in the niger delta first arose in the early 1990s over tensions between foreign oil corporations and a number of the niger deltas minority ethnic groups who feel they are being exploited, particularly the ogoni and the ijaw. The concern was coming on the heels of a recent publication by the organisation of. Tare porri heartily felicitates with the entire youths in the zone as we kickstart the year 2018. Ijaw youth council, paramount ruler task federal government on completion of east west road, niger delta development ijaw youth council iyc has called on the federal government to fast tract the completion of the east west road project, especially the bayelsa state axis of the project, in order to reduce the sufferings of the people of the area. I say this because they claim that ijaw nation is not biafra and accused ipob of attempting to cause trouble in ijawland which according to them is not biafra. This report takes a look at how youth groups in nigeria has given more youths voice and representation.
A youth, indeed d appointment is a well deserved one n it fully represent the wishes n aspirations of the ijaw youth. Despite the challenges we intermittently faced as a group and as a nation last year, we have remained as one indissoluble entity, courageously fighting for the interest of our land and her resources. Burning from the inside is an interview documentary with several members of a nigerian ijaw ethnic group, of which several million are living in the oilrich region of the niger delta. Nigeria is the worlds sixth largest exporter of crude oil, holds the fourth largest reserve of oil and gas and is an important supplier of oil to the us. As at the last count, the leaders of groups such as. Ijaw national congress inc and ijaw youth council iyc and finally dovetailing to the first ijaw son who became the civilian president of nigeria, dr.
Ijaw youths condemn renewed militancy in niger delta the. The kaiama declaration also gave birth to the ijaw youth council iyc. The december 1998 all ijaw youths conference crystalized the struggle with the formation of the ijaw youth council iyc and the issuing of the kaiama declaration see tearoff panel. Ijaw youth council july, 2015 we the ijaw youth do appreciate the governor of delta state for appointing our own eric omare as s.
Meanwhile, ipob has also responded to the threat by the central zone chairman of the ijaw youth council iyc kennedy olorogun to beat biafrans of ijaw origin in bayelsa state. This clarification came in response to allegations by the ijaw youth council at a recent press briefing to the effect that the company is owing contractors, some for as long as three years. Felix tuodolo has taken up the charge and has decided to declare a war on books in an attempt to change the course of the struggle in changing times. Udengs eradiri, the president of the ijaw youth council who was preceded by the fiery asari dokubo and kaima declaration signatory, mr. Ijaw youth council dissociates itself from biafra agitators. On december 28, the ijaw youth council announced the launch of operation climate change, to run from. The spokesman of the congress, eric omare, said on monday in yenagoa that there could be no justification for destroying oil facilities and. Population figures for the ijaws vary greatly, though most range from million to 15 million. Ijaw youths warn politicians plotting violence in bayelsa. Ijaw youth council is a civil rights organization in nigeria, founded in 1998, which supports the interests of the ijaw ethnic group of the niger delta. Ijaw youths describe proscription of ipob by seast govs.
Ijaw youth council, iyc, has said that president muhamadu buharis disbandment of inaugurated governing board of the niger delta development commission, nddc, is. Despite the challenges we intermittently faced as a group and as a nation last year, we have remained as one indissoluble entity, courageously fighting for the interest of. Miabiye kuromiema, 5th president of ijaw youth council, iyc, was to lament his acculturation, the social studies i was taught impacted me deeply with the stories of the ancient ibo nation. Ijaw youths from the nine states of the niger delta region have threatened to drag the federal government and the nigerian military to court for the invasion and setting ablaze of houses at torundoro community in ekeremor local government area of bayelsa state. The former president of ijaw youth council also added that any attempt to arrest him would make nigeria a history, asking why those calling for his arrest turned deaf ears when some northern leaders like former military head of state maj. The ijaw youth council iyc worldwide in conjunction with ministry of culture and ijaw affairs, bayelsa state presents operation ijaw fiye coming up on saturday 11th may 2019 at mercy hall 6, cmdtvc communication road, old lagosibadan toll gate, ikosimagodo, lagos state by 12noon prompt. Saturday 17 05 2014 e version by daily newswatch issuu. Ijaw youths describe proscription of ipob by seast govs as cowardice september 19, 2017 news 266 views ijaw youth council, iyc, has condemned the recent proscription of the indigenous people of biafra, ipob, by the southeast states governors, describing their action as unjustifiable. The ijaw youths council iyc, the umbrella body of all ijaw youths in the niger delta, has accused heritage energy operational services, limited heosl, operators of. Solutions to challenges facing nigerdelta region youtube. Apex ijaw youth organisation, ijaw youth council iyc worldwide, has called for an an end to the ongoing military bombardment of torundoro community in ekeremor local government area of bayelsa. Asari is the founder of the ijaw youth council iyc bbc 4 oct.
The group in a statement signed eric omare, president iyc observed. Ijaw land is the birth place of biafra, bayelsa ipob. Many are found as migrant fishermen in camps as far west as sierra leone and as far east as gabon. Movement for the emancipation of the niger delta mend. Modernising ijaw language the guardian nigeria news. Ipob bayelsa replies to ijaw youth council chairman you. Former president of the ijaw youth council, chris ekiyo has opposed the calls for amnesty for members of the fundamentalist group, boko haram insisting that if pardon was the requirement to end. The ijaw youth council, iyc central zone under the able leadership of barr.
Ipob bayelsa replies to ijaw youth council chairman you dont know your enemies. The iyc an ethnic ijaw nationalist group whose members contribute to the militant umbrella group movement for the emancipation of the niger delta mend says it is willing to partner with the. Ijaw youth council news latest breaking stories and top. One militant group, the ijaw youth council iyc, is in talks with abuja aimed at reaching a peace deal, sources in the iyc told stratfor. The former president of ijaw youth council, udengs eradiri, joins cnbc africa from bayelsa to discuss solutions to the challenges in nigerias niger delta region. Ijaw people also known by the subgroups ijo or izon are people in niger delta in nigeria, inhabiting regions of the states of ondo, bayelsa, delta, edo, and rivers state. Yoruba, ijaw communities in lagos foster peace, unity via. President ijaw youth council, iyc dr chris ekiyor mounted the dais to give his. From 2001 to 2004, it was headed by mujahid dokuboasari, until asari split from the movement to found the niger delta peoples volunteer force dr. Interestingly, the ijaw have written very few scholarly books on their history. In a dramatic twist, the ijaw youth council, turning away from its. Ethnic and political unrest continued throughout the 1990s despite the return to democracy clarification needed and the election of the obasanjo. Ijaw youths threaten to drag fg, military to court for. What seem to proliferate everywhere, especially on the internet, are slipshod writings on ijaw.
The national executive council of the ijaw youth council iyc worldwide, elders and wellmeaning sons and daughters of the ijaw ethnic nationality has sounded it loud and clear that the recent unprovoked attack on peoplesdemocratic party guber candidate for bayelsa state, moses siloko siasia at the the benin airport, by thugs loyal to the deputy governor of edo state. When the nigerian youth parliament nyp issue statements many take them very serious, same with the national youth council of nigeria nycn, ijaw youth council iyc and many other notable youth groups. The ijaw youth council iyc worldwide has hinted of a plot by disgruntled politicians to visit bayelsa state with violence ahead of the supreme court. Between discourse and reality openedition journals. Kennedy had reportedly threatened to beat up biafran agitators of ijaw. From 2001 to 2004, it was headed by mujahid dokuboasari, until asari split from the movement to found the niger delta peoples volunteer force external links edit. A search for scholarly books yielded only a couple of books. Ijaw youth council iyc has frowned at the flight of mindboggling n19 trillion from the niger delta region. Youth and the generational dimensions to struggles for. The iyc made its stance known in a statement issued by its spokesman and availed to newsmen in yenagoa. He hails from olei subclan of ogbia clan and the first niger deltan and the first ijaw. Ten years after kiama declaration, ijaw youths say. Ijaw youths in their large numbers, drawn from bayelsa, rivers, delta and. Displaced people idp in the history of that community icg, 2006a.
The youth group noted that arrest and prosecution of the culprits to others. Ijaw youth council also indefinite as ijaw youths is a civil rights organization in nigeria, founded in 1998, which supports the interests of the ijaw ethnic group of the niger delta. Chris ekiyor is a president emeritus of the organization. The yoruba and ijaw communities in lagos state on saturday held a football match amid other cultural displays to foster unity and peaceful coexistence among them. Ijaw youth council dissociates itself from biafra agitators dismissing claims credited to probiafra organizations that the ijaw nation is.
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