Dissolution of INYC executive, responsibility of BoT, not Olu of Warri - Adviser

Adviser to Itsekiri National Youths Council, INYC, Comrade Emiko Oghomienor, says the power to dissolve leadership of INYC rest constitutional on the Council's Board of Trustees, not the Olu of Warri.                                           

Oghomienor, spoke Tuesday afternoon on telephone while reacting to reports that the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, on Monday October 28, announced the dissolution of leadership of Itsekiri National Youths Council and set up a committee to draft new constitution for INYC.                             

Oghomienor, said: " Even the Board of Trustees of INYC, which is constitutional empowered to dissolve exco of the body, has laid down procedures that must be followed, whenever the necessity arises.                               

" In this instance, there's no need to announce dissolution of the current leadership of INYC, led by Comrade Weyinmi Isaac Agbateyiniro, with Comrade Godwin Utieyin Acting as President. The tenure of the current INYC leadership terminates December 2024, which is barely two months away, one now wonders the bases on which the purported dissolution was announced.                                     

Comrade Emiko Oghomienor

" The issue that was on ground for days, was exploring ways to amend the existing constitution of INYC, not drafting a new constitution as being insinuated.                                   

 " The Olu of Warri, right from the inception of INYC, is only presented with leadership of the body for royal blessing, not determining the process of electing INYC executive. "For the records, INYC was birthed as a result critical circumstances, by very mature, patriotic and forward thinking Itsekiris, it's not a body for children or inexperienced youths."                                 

Oghomienor, emphasized: " I am not aware of any ethnic nationality in the Niger Delta or other parts of Nigeria, where traditional rulers or institutions, delve into the election of youth executive for ethnic nationalities. The current leadership of INYC, will see their tenure through and election of new exco, will be done in - line with the existing constitution of INYC, subject to further amendments."

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