IT WAS A CELEBRATION GALOUR IN THE CAPITAL OF EDO STATE ON SATURDAY LAST WEEK AT THE OBA AKENZUA CULTURAL CENTER BENIN, AS THE WESTERN ZONE CHAPTER OF IJAW YOUTH COUNCIL (IYC) WAS INNAUGARATED BY THE GRAND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF ALL IJAW YOUTHS IN THE WORLD, AS ENGR. ODENGS ERADIRI SWEARS IN THE ZONAL AND THE 23 CLAN STRUCTURES OF THE ZONE. THE CEREMONY WAS HEAVILY ATTENDED BY VERY IMPORTANT PERSONNELS IN EDO STATE GOVERNMENT, MEMBERS OF THE I.N.C WAS PRESENT, HON. FELIX TUODOLOR. COMMISSIONER FOR CULTURE AND IJAW AFFAIRS, BAYELSA STATE, HON. OSAGIE, FROM THE FEDERAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, THE FORMER KING OF NIGERIAN COMEDY AND NOW THE SPOKESMAN OF THE ITSEKIRI YOUTHS WAS ALSO IN ATTENDANCE TO CRACK JOKES AS WELL WITH THE HOST OF OTHERS. THE PRESIDENT IN HIS OPENING SPEECH HAMMERED ON SO MANY KEY ISSUES BOTHERING ON THE IJAWS AND ASSURED EVERY IJAW YOUTHS THAT HE IS GOING TO WALK HARD WITH HIS CABINET IN ORDER TO SECURE A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR HIS PEOPLE. ODENGS EXPRESSES GREAT DISPLEASURE ON THE POLITICS OF THE COUNTRY ON WHY THE IJAWS CANNOT HAVE THEIR MEMBERS IN THE EDO STATE GOVERNMENT HOUSE AS AN HONOURABLE MEMBER AND OTHER KEY COMMITTEES LIKE THE OIL AND GAS COMMITTEE. HE FURTHER BEGS THE EDO STATE GOVERNMENT TO REVERSE THE UGLY TREND IN SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS IN ORDER TO MAKE THE IJAWS THAT ARE PRODUCING A MAJOR PART OF THE EDO STATE ECONOMIC FORTUNE TO FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING. HE ALSO ROLLED OUT HIS ENORMOUS PLANS FOR THE IJAW YOUTHS AND THE IJAW NATION IN GENERAL, ADDUCING THAT A NET BASED WEBSITE HAS BEEN OPENED IN ORDER TO COLLECT DATA OF THE IJAW YOUTHS BOTH WITHING THE COUNTRY AND DIASPORA. THE ISSUE OF THE IYC CONSTITUTION WAS ALSO DEALT WITH EXTENSIVELY IN HIS SPEECH. HE ASO CHARGED ALL IJAW YOUTHS TO BE LAW ABIDING AND ALWAYS PUT EDUCATION AT THE FRONT BURNER. ADDING THAT ONECE WE ARE EDUCATED, THE MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES THAT ARE OPERATING WITHIN OUR AREAS WILL NO LONGER HAVE ANY EXCUSE NOT TO EMPLOY US. PRESIDENT ERADIRI, ALSO EXPRESSES HIS GRAVE CONCERN OVER THE WARRI NORTH ISSUE THAT THE IJAWS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LGA AND DRIVING HOME THE POINT THAT HE WILL NOT REST NOR SLEEP UNTILL JUSTICE IS DONE IN THE LGA PROBABLY IN THE NEXT POLITICAL DISPENSATION. SPEAKING FURTHER, HE NARRATED THAT HE WILL WALK ASSIDIOUSLY TO ENSURE A MORE BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR THE IJAW YOUTHS, AND ALSO OPINE THAT THE YOUTHS SHOULD ALSO EQUIP THEMSELVES ACADEMICALLY TO FACE THE ONEROUS TASK AHEAD. THE ZONAL CHAIRMAN, FREEDOM ATIGBI AFTER HIS INAUGURATION. PLEDGES TO WALK TOGETHER WITH THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVES TO BRING ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT THE YOUTHS ARE CLAMOURING FOR.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 09:59:04 +0000
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