Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, worldwide, has called for the creation of an autonomous local government area for the Ijaw people of Edo State, saying it was the only way to douse the tension between the Ijaw and Edo.

According to IYC, Ijaw communities such as Egbema, Olodiama, Gbarain, Furupagha and Okomu Ijaw Kingdom need to be allowed to live together in a separate local government area so that they can live in peace among themselves.

A statement by the IYC President, Eric Omare in Benin City, Edo State, said that the creation of an autonomous council was the panacea to the growing tension between the Ijaw people of Edo State and the Bini. According to the statement: “The reason for the Bini laying claim to Ijaw lands in Edo State is because of the balkanization of the Ijaw people into three Bini dominated councils in the state, namely, Ovia South West, Ovia North East and Ikpoba/Okhai Local Government Areas, as micro minorities and treated like third class citizens in their own country. ¨

The Edo people and the Edo State Government should emulate the example of Ondo State where the Ijaw of Apoi and Arogbo have an autonomous council known as Ese-Odo Local Government Area in Ondo State and are allowed local political freedom to choose their leaders and treated as equals in the affairs of the state.”

“Unlike Edo State, in Ondo State Ijaws have council chairman of their own, member of the House of Assembly, a member of the state executive council, have produced members of the House of Representatives, former Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and currently the Deputy Governor of Ondo State. “However, the reverse is the case as the Edo Ijaws are not even allowed to produce councillor of their own in some cases. The situation of the Edo State Ijaws is similar to the apartheid regime in South Africa.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/12/iyc-edo-govt-create-separate-lga-ijaw/

My people av spoken

We came to Ondo saw and conquered the place, Ijaws kings in Ondo are First-class and worshipped by the whole yorubas in the state .... Ijaws we are the best , Edo be warned una nor reach !

Ahhh Izon!!

PreyeIjo:
Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, worldwide, has called for the creation of an autonomous local government area for the Ijaw people of Edo State, saying it was the only way to douse the tension between the Ijaw and Edo.

According to IYC, Ijaw communities such as Egbema, Olodiama, Gbarain, Furupagha and Okomu Ijaw Kingdom need to be allowed to live together in a separate local government area so that they can live in peace among themselves.

A statement by the IYC President, Eric Omare in Benin City, Edo State, said that the creation of an autonomous council was the panacea to the growing tension between the Ijaw people of Edo State and the Bini. According to the statement: “The reason for the Bini laying claim to Ijaw lands in Edo State is because of the balkanization of the Ijaw people into three Bini dominated councils in the state, namely, Ovia South West, Ovia North East and Ikpoba/Okhai Local Government Areas, as micro minorities and treated like third class citizens in their own country. ¨

The Edo people and the Edo State Government should emulate the example of Ondo State where the Ijaw of Apoi and Arogbo have an autonomous council known as Ese-Odo Local Government Area in Ondo State and are allowed local political freedom to choose their leaders and treated as equals in the affairs of the state.”

“Unlike Edo State, in Ondo State Ijaws have council chairman of their own, member of the House of Assembly, a member of the state executive council, have produced members of the House of Representatives, former Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and currently the Deputy Governor of Ondo State. “However, the reverse is the case as the Edo Ijaws are not even allowed to produce councillor of their own in some cases. The situation of the Edo State Ijaws is similar to the apartheid regime in South Africa.”

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/12/iyc-edo-govt-create-separate-lga-ijaw/

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We the south-south

Even the Igbo's and yoruba could not stop us in Rivers and Ondo ....

Edo's make una better park well

giftq:

We the south-south

Yes we Own the south south and also part of southwest

Ijaw Greatness , we will be oppressed by no one ! We don't care who is offended , make dem go knack wall

For what pls........

I pity this people.

The main reason I pity them is that their brother GEJ was President for over 5years and all he did was drink gin and serve the North.

PreyeIjo:
Even the Igbo's and yoruba could not stop us in Rivers and Ondo ....

Edo's make una better park well

bros u are not from ijaw ,stop spoiling d ijaws name

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The Edo people and the Edo State Government should emulate the example of Ondo State where the Ijaw of Apoi and Arogbo have an autonomous council known as Ese-Odo Local Government Area in Ondo State and are allowed local political freedom to choose their leaders and treated as equals in the affairs of the state.”

I support the Ijaws on this one.

Send them back to bayelsa

I'm just gonna stay here and watch as both sides pummel each other..

Hmmmmm

All these ijaw militants and their online chest-beating.

You want your own local govenment abi, come and get it......

As far as Edo state is concerned, you guys are settlers and tenants.......if you are tired of being tenants, go to Bayelsa

Say no to senseless crises and bloodshed. Jesus is coming soon. U must be born again to make heaven

Proudly Ijaw. . But sometimes dem dey fall hand sha.

Typical African tribalistic nonsense.

You want money to share rather than development.

And then you wonder why you languish in chaos.

Izon peeps will be sowing hatred and animosity

Edo state has been peaceful. Your plans to cause mayhem is going to fall.

PreyeIjo:
My people av spoken

We came to Ondo saw and conquered the place, Ijaws kings in Ondo are First-class and worshipped by the whole state .... Ijaws we are the best , Edo be warned una nor reach !

Ahhh Izon!!

For our own state, we no reach? U wan start to dey misyarn!

...things are getting ready for the ultimate clash.

Suprnov3r:
Izon peeps will be sowing hatred and animosity

Edo state has been peaceful. Your plans to cause mayhem is going to fall.

Peaceful? I hope ure not talking about Security sha. When ppl (including lecturers) are being killed and kidnapped in Benin, and a lot are scared of coming home for Christmas. Can we term that peaceful?

I'm still thinking of what to contribute

Hmmmm

MrsNwaAmaikpe:
All these ijaw militants and their online chest-beating.

You want your own local govenment abi, come and get it......

As far as Edo state is concerned, you guys are settlers and tenants.......if you are tired of being tenants, go to Bayelsa

shut ur stupid mouth, if u wan be like NwaAmaikpe try get small sense

PreyeIjo:
Even the Igbo's and yoruba could not stop us in Rivers and Ondo ....

Edo's make una better park well

U guys cannot settle everywhere. It's gonna be a privileged for u to be offered autonomy in Edo State and not a right. So don't talk like u guys fought a war with Rivers and Ondo and won. Can Benins come to Warri and claim right to autonomy? No.


We no fit stop una? Hahahahahah. If una complicate issues, na shout una go just dey shout. Even king, we go remove for una hand. As u dey form Samurai.....

What is the population of Ijaw in Edo South compared to Ondo? What is the geographical spread?

Because spoiling for a fight, bloodshed and crisis & threatening brimstone is one thing, common sense and objectivity is another.

At a time when creation of states and LGAs has made govt recurrent expenditure excessive, why create more bureaucracy?

What is the essence of creating more monarchies in the 21st century? Is that what development and first class citizenship really mean?