By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa Ijaw youths from the states of the Niger Delta region have vowed to proceed with their planned protest and

shutdown of the headquarters of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) located in Port Harcourt, Rivers State over the failure of the

Federal Government to address the issue of wrongful appointment of a sole administrator for the commission. The youths under the aegis of Ijaw

Youth Council (IYC) worldwide faulted the report credited to its embattled President, Peter Igbifa on the alleged reversal of the planned protest and

shut down, describing it as “frivolous.” . The Ijaw youths represented by Comrade Tobin James (Chairman, Eastern Zone), Chief Frank Akiefa,

(Chairman Western zone), Comrade Clever Inodu, (Chairman Central zone) and Chief Diplomat Adam Ogomugo Marbo (Chairman Abuja Chapter), in

a joint statement in Yenagoa, declared that the planned protest and shut down of the NDDC headquarters is an action against President

Muhammadu Buhari refusal to set up a board for the commission as provided for in the Act establishing the NDDC board. ALSO READ: PHOTOS:

Passing out Parade for Community Police, Special Constabulary Officers in Lagos They said despite the unfounded statement credited to Igbifa, the

plan to shutdown NDDC headquarters is in top gear by all structures of the Ijaw Youth Council, ”Peter Igbifa never supported the agitation of a

substantive board for NDDC and so doesn’t have any right to halt or call for the stoppage of the protest. “The only reason that will stop the protest is

for President Muhammadu Buhari to do the right thing by appointing the substantive board in NDDC that will carry out its functions properly. “We

are calling on all well-meaning Ijaw youths not to be distracted by the statement of Igbifa which does not reflect the decision of Council.” Contacted

on the development, the National Spokesman of the IYC, Comrade Ebilade Ekerefe confirmed the development, insisting that the decision of the

zonal leaders to embark on a protest and shut down the NDDC headquarters is legitimate and those calling for the cancellation of the protest are

enemies of the region. Ebilade reiterated that the protest is born out of the genuine desire of the Ijaw youths to demand a substantive board that will

facilitate development in the Niger Delta region. ALSO READ: Court dissolves 4-year-old marriage over wife’s drunkenness “It is a people-driven and

people-oriented protest that cannot be cancelled by anybody who has never been a part of the ongoing protests in the region. “The protest will go

on according to plan as all structures of Council have been fully notified for the showdown and they are all ready and waiting for the signal. “Our

intelligence unit has gathered that there is a grand plan to use security to intimidate Ijaw youths during the protest. ”We warn that any attempt to do

that will be catastrophic as rights to protest is protected by law. Finally, for those who have been contracted to infiltrate us in other to course havoc

and chaos, be rest assured that we shall fish you out and deal with you decisively,” Ebilade said. Vanguard News Nigeria

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/01/no-going-back-on-planned-shutdown-of-nddc-hq-ijaw-youths/


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With all that is wrong in the zoo this is what brings you out

These people sha.

Senseless youths who are being sponsored by politicians with interest in becoming board members of the commission.

Jokers,Nigerdelta is gone

Crazy ijos.....na burst pipeline una sabi