The Ijaw National Congress, an apex socio-cultural organisation of the Ijaw nation worldwide, says its rescheduled national elections will be held on April 13.
NASRDA, in collaboration with Grassroots Bridge Builders, has restated the need for harnessing youth potential through skill acquisition for national growth.
“This decision pours petrol on the flames of voter apathy. It tells the young, the hopeful, the reform-minded that the system is not serious about changing…,” said Mr Okaba.
The Ijaw National Congress has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to complete the process of fresh units and ward delineation in the Warri federal constituency.
“The time for quiet endurance of indignity is also over. The Niger Delta has a right to its own destiny,” he said.
The Ijaw National Congress worldwide has proposed the creation of two additional Ijaw states.
The Rivers Restoration Movement has demanded the arrest of prominent Ijaw leaders over alleged threats to disrupt oil production.
He also said the bill was significant because it would go a long way in addressing the long-standing educational aspirations of the Ijaw people of Delta.
Ethnic Nationalities of the Nigerian Delta region has called for the devolution of power to reflect the global best practice of true federalism.
“The Ijaws suffer a slave and stranger status in a nation where they are aboriginal and the producers of its economic mainstay,’’ said the INC leader.
