Ijaw Youth Council that commended President Goodluck Jonathan for accepting defeat at the poll and promised not to resort to attacking pipeline and oil infrastructure earlier, seem to be taking a different turn as they vowed a hostile response.
The President of the group, Udengs Eradiri, had earlier said that the group would not resort to attacking pipeline and oil infrastructure following Mr. Jonathan’s loss at the polls and pledged loyalty to the incoming administration.
But in a dramatic twist, the spokesperson for the group, Eric Omare, said the group was not satisfied with the turn out of the polls and will seek a new direction for the struggle for resource control.
“The IYC has resolved to call for a National Congress of all Ijaw Youths on Sunday, the 5th of April, 2015 at Tuomo Community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State where all the Ijaw Youths of the Niger-Delta region would meet to review the outcome of the Presidential elections.
“IYC will take a position and determine the next direction of our struggle for self-determination and resource control as enshrined in the historic Kaiama Declaration.
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