We’ll Renegotiate Our Coexistence In Nigeria —IJAW NATION

Yenagoa— Eminent sons and daughters of
the Ijaw nation have agreed to re-
examine the state of the Ijaw ethnic
nationality in Nigeria, noting that they
will immediately initiate the process of
renegotiating the basis of their
coexistence with other ethnic
nationalities.
They disclosed this position at a Pan Ijaw
Stakeholders Summit with the theme
“The Ijaw Agenda Beyond May 29, 2015,”
held between May 27-29, at Dr. Gabriel
Okara Cultural Centre and Ijaw House,
Yenogua, the Bayelsa State capital.
Co-hosted by the Ijaw National Congress,
INC, and the Bayelsa State Government,
the event  which witnessed the
presentation of papers by notable Ijaw
scholars and other resource persons, was
graced by more than 1, 500 people
drawn from 78 Ijaw clans, traditional
institutions, professional and socio-
political bodies among others.
The summit in a 13-point communiqué,
signed by its Chairman, Prof. Nelson
Brambaifa and Secretary, Pastor Power
Aginighan, however, thanked Nigerians
for the rare opportunity given Dr.
Goodluck Jonathan to preside over the
affairs of the country.
Among other things the Summit noted
that “the Ijaw nation today is at a
critical moment in its history and called
on all Ijaw leaders, sons and daughters
to be united at this auspicious moment
for the challenges ahead, adding that “it
has expressed its desire for self
determination, total rejection of the
unjust legal order that robs resource
owners of rights to their resources