Controversy rages as IYC vows: Delta Ijaw will not relinquish Senatorial Seat

The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, worldwide has declared that the Ijaws in Delta South Senatorial district were not ready to


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Controversy rages as IYC vows: Delta Ijaw will not relinquish Senatorial Seat
IYC President, Barr. Pereotubo Roland Oweilaemi


The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, worldwide has declared that the Ijaws in Delta South Senatorial district were not ready to relinquish the Senatorial seat in the forthcoming 2019 general elections.

It said as political parties and Deltans prepare for the general election, any political party that does not give their ticket to an Ijaw aspirant from Delta South will not get the votes of Ijaws.

In a press release dated August 30 and made available to Fresh Angle International, Spokesman of IYC, Daniel Dasimaka, they claimed that by head counts, “the Ijaws are more than the Itsekiris in Warri South-West, Warri North and Warri South, but political manipulation had made the Itsekiri majority by having more Wards than Ijaws”.

"Over the years, since the advent of democratic dispensation, it is worthy to note that our brothers and neighbors, the Itsekiri have leveraged on their numerical strength of having 6 Wards in Warri South-West, Warri North and Warri South respectively, to consistently produce chairmen for the council areas, House of Assembly members and House of Representatives for Warri Federal Constituency".

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PRESS RELEASE

30th August, 2018.

DELTA SOUTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT AND WHY IJAW IN DELTA SOUTH WILL NOT RELINQUISH SENATE POSITION IN 2019

As political parties embark on primaries to elect flag-bearers or candidates ahead of the general elections already slated for February and March 2019, it has become very imperative to bring forward the political quagmire in Delta South Senatorial district, particularly in the Warri South-West, Warri South and Warri North Local Government Areas, as it relates to the Ijaws in the aforementioned areas.

Over the years since the advent of democratic dispensation, it is worthy to note that our brothers and neighbors, the Itsekiri have leveraged on their numerical strength of having 6 Wards in Warri South-West, Warri North and Warri South respectively to consistently produce chairmen for the council areas, House of Assembly members and House of Representatives for Warri Federal Constituency.

The Ijaws of Egbema with 4 wards in Warri North have not been allowed to produce the chairman for Warri North Council and House of Assembly Member for Warri North Constituency.

Also, the Ijaws of Gbaramatu, Ogbe-Ijoh, Isaba, Diebiri with 4 Wards in Warri South-West have not been allowed to produce Member of House of Assembly for Warri South-West Constituency. The Ijaws in Warri South-West were only allowed to produce chairman of the council after the famous Warri crisis between 1997 and 2003.

In Warri South, the Ijaw having just 1 Ward, have not been allowed to produce neither chairman of the council or a member of House of Assembly.

For the Warri Federal Constituency, the Itekiris having majority of 17 Wards in  Warri South-West, Warri North and Warri South, have held on to the position and would not allow Ijaws in the Federal Constituency to occupy the position.

The Itsekiris in Warri Federal Constituency, believe that because they are majority in Warri South-West, Warri North and Warri South, it is their political birthright to keep and continue to occupy these positions of chairmen, House of Assembly and House of Representatives without any consideration for Ijaws in the area.

When the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in 2007, zoned the governorship to Delta South Senatorial District, the Ijaw with 40 Wards and Isoko with 24 Wards in the spirit of love, fairness and equity, relinquished the Governorship position to Itsekiri with 17 Wards and Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan eventually became the governor in 2007 and ruled for eight years.

The question is, why are Itsekiri not showing the same spirit of love, fairness and equity to Ijaws in Warri South-West, Warri North and Warri South by allowing the Ijaws to produce chairmen, members of House of Assembly and in particular, a member for Warri Federal Constituency.

By head counts, the Ijaws are more than the Itsekiris in Warri South-West, Warri North and Warri South, but political manipulation had made the Itsekiri majority by having more Wards than Ijaws.

As we prepare for the general elections, we would like to make our position clear to all. Any political party that does not give their ticket to an Ijaw candidate from Delta South Senatorial District will not get the votes of Ijaws.

God bless Ijaw Nation.

Daniel Dasimaka
Spokesman
Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide


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