IYC CENTRAL ZONE COMMENDS PEACE COMMITTEE, DESCRIBES GOV. DICKSON AS AN IJAW TRUE PATRIOT.

The Ag. Chairman of IYC Central zone, Comrade Amiebi Turner has described Governor Henry Seriake Dickson as a true patriot of the Ijaw cause following the constitution of the nine Man Committee to reconcile the warring parties involved in the crisis rocking the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide which has been factionalised.

The Ag. Chairman made this statement during a visit to the Ijaw house, where he commended the committee for their sincere, fair and well coordinated manner adopted to bring lasting peace. The. Ag. Chairman also appealed to the committee to stretch It's Arms into the central zone and resolved some lingering issues bothering on theft, abuse of power and misappropriation of funds.

It could be recalled that Governor of Bayelsa State, on Thursday 13th April, inaugurated a nine-man committee to reconcile the warring parties involved in the crisis rocking the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide which has been factionalised.

Bodmasnews recalls that the IYC has been battling a succession crisis with two factions laying claims to the leadership of the council.

The former President of IYC, formally handed over the mantle of leadership to Eric Omare after he emerged victorious in a convention attended by Ijaw youths in Burutu, Delta State while some Ijaw elders, opposed to Omare, spearheaded a parallel convention in Okirika, Rivers State and elected Oweilaemi Pereotubo as President.

The factions met, on Wednesday, at an event in Warri Delta State to mark the birthday of former militant leader, Chief Government Ekpuompolo, popularly known as Tompolo leading to a violent clash and an abrupt end to the event.

Worried about the development, Dickson on Thursday, speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the reconciliatory committee, said he took a principled position of not supporting any of the faction adding that his concern was to arrest the situation and amicably resolve the disagreements.

He charged the committee members to identify the root causes of the crisis; liaise with all stakeholders with a view to understanding the background of the crisis and proffer solutions and recommendations.

The governor also asked them to provide a platform for mediation; make recommendation on how forestall future occurrence and make suggestions that would help leaders in handling the IYC and other leadership institutions moving forward.

Other members of the committee are

Professor Dagogo Fubara - Vice Chairman, Ambassador Godknows Igali    will act as Secretary, other members are

Professor Nimi Briggs,  Architect E. I. E. Enter,  His Highness Nimi Aoki,  Mrs. Rafi Scolari,  High Chief F. J. Williams,        Hon. Austin Dressy Dressman,  Hon. Commissioner of Culture and Ijaw National Affairs.