Tag: Ijaw Youth Council
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IYC President lauds Ndiomu, demands increased funding
The President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Mr Jonathan Lokpobiri has lauded achievements of the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Retired Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu. Lokpobiri also advocated for an upward review of the budgetary allocation to PAP when he paid a courtesy visit on Ndiomu.
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Ijaw youths issue Buhari one month deadline to constitute NDDC Board or…
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has given President Muhammadu Buhari one month to constitute and inaugurate a substantive board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). President of the group, Peter Igbifa, said the group may be forced to disrupt socio-economic activities in the region if the President fails to meet the deadline. He said…
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Boro’s 50th memorial: Ijaw youths demand new States
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has celebrated the 50th memorial of one of their own, late Major Isaac Boro with a demand for additional two states to be created in the Niger Delta. They said that the creation would give the Ijaw people space to achieve their aspirations in the federation. The IYC President, Eric…