Battle against climate change gets teeth as National, State Executives of ACWCN is inaugurated

The battle against climate change and other sundry challenges affecting coastal communities in Nigeria, has gotten teeth with the inauguration of the National and State Executives of the Association of Coastal and Waterways Communities of Nigeria, ACWCN.

Fresh Angle International can authoritatively report that the inauguration, which attracted members from 28 states in Nigeria, held Saturday November 13 at the MBA Main Auditorium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The National President of ACWCN, Delta State-born Comrade Bawo Nicholas Ighomi, in a chat with newsmen, after the inauguration, explained: “The aims and objective of the association, is to protect, represent and defend the interest of the people of coastal and waterways communities.

“Today is the inauguration of National and State Executive Councils. After today, they will go back and inaugurate members of their local government executives.

“The message to all the members, is that they now have a voice and a bridge to be represented in every part of the country. Before now, the government didn’t have a bridge to access people of the coastal communities, but now the coastal communities, have people representing them. They are the bridge through which the government can get to the waterways”.

Delta State Chairman of ACWCN, Deacon Tuoyo Woligho, in an interview, described the inauguration as a new dawn for the coastal and waterways communities of Nigeria.

He stated: “Today is a historical day, the coastal and waterways communities of Nigeria, now has a platform where they can interact and pioneer the issues, affecting the coastal and waterways communities.

“It is the birth of the Association of Coastal and Waterways Communities. The National and State Executives, were officially inaugurated and given the mandate to make sure that those things affecting the communities, like issues of neglect, climate change; causing degradation and all manner of suffering to the dwellers, would be addressed through the appropriate quarters.

“All hands should be on deck, to ensure that the aims and objectives of the association are achieved”.

Your Soaring International Tabloid, can report that prominent members of the association include; Comrade Bawo Otiripke; National Organizing Secretary, Pastor Paul Boyitie; Delta State Secretary, Pastor Winifred Ajuwarami Ikomi; Delta State Women Leader and Comrade Teme-Ebi Eyebodonghan; Delta State Youth Leader.

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