Ijaws in Edo blame ‘outsiders’ for agitations to cause disturbance in Edo

The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki on Wednesday met with the leaders of Edo-Ijaws who made a commitment to peaceful co-existence, agreeing to work together for the economic development of the state.



The ijaws said that the recent agitations by groups to set the ijaws against their Edo Benin brothers and sisters are the machinations of interest groups out to frustrate economic advancements being recorded in the state.

At the meeting, the Ijaw leaders declared that they have been living peacefully with their Benin brothers for centuries and were ready to deepen the relationship, more so with the planned development of their area by the Godwin Obaseki-led administration.

The governor speaking to journalists at the end of the meeting said “There has been some angry publications in the newspapers and as a government, we have decided to have a conversation with our Ijaw brothers and sisters to understand what is really wrong, from our findings, the publications were sponsored by outsiders.

“The Edo Ijaws have lived here for many years so they understand the customs and traditions of the land. “I guess some other fellows from outside of the state perceived some threats; have seen the pace at which we were developing the area; to build an ultra-modern port in Gelegele area and those are all developments that suddenly led to the agitations”.

The governor said the Edo government and the Ijaw community have taken a stand that law and order must be maintained in the area to allow for meaningful development. He said his administration was determined to develop every part of the state and the Gelegele area would not be excluded from the plan. “They have agreed and accepted that they will work with government and that they will talk to their kinsmen”.

He said the Ijaw community also agreed to support government to tackle security threats in their area. The governor also assured to construct one of the main roads leading to the community which was abandoned by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) about five years ago.

A leader from Gelegele Community, Hon. Prince Barbs Pawuru, commended the governor for the heart-to-heart meeting with the Ijaw community and expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the meeting. Pawuru said Ijaw people are peace-loving people and are ready to work with the Edo government to ensure law and order in the community.

“We highlighted the issues and the governor understood them, we are so satisfied with the outcome of the meeting, we are going home to tell our people we should embrace peace, the Ijaw people are peace loving people, we want peace, but there cannot be peace with injustice.

The governor said the Ijaws in Edo are no strangers to the customs of Edoland, they have been here for centuries and we have never had problems, but all of a sudden it came up”, he said.

AdaFonju:
]If The Edo government feel they can call up imposters in the guise of meeting with the Ijaws, then they are definitely on cheap drugs, any meeting that didn't discuss the anti-Ijaw protest carried out by bini, threat to arrest the Pere of Olodiama(an indigenous king), unguarded statements by the bini stool and its people, amongst other issues is null and void, Pa Edwin Clark recently wrote an open letter to Buhari which I will ensure to post later[/]

AdaFonju:
[Obaseki propaganda will do you no good, this matter has already attained a level of national discuss, and soon enough you and your likes will be cut to size, you have used the office of Governor to issue threats against an indigenous ethnic nationality and to pursue the bini ethnic agenda, you will find the Ijaws more than a match[/]

AdaFonju:

Its too early to start having cold feet, the Ijaws in Rivers Delta Ondo AkwaIbom Bayelsa Edo are obviously ready, are you ready to walk the walk? Or you will continue to organize luncheons

SicilianMafia:
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[s]Keep shut the ijaws in those states are miniscule minorities , its a known fact you ijaws are not even up to 500k in dat underdeveloped bayelsa [/s]

AdaFonju:

Do you work for the census board, or you speak through your ass always

AdaFonju:

Mynd4

AdaFonju:
If The Edo government feel they can call up imposters in the guise of meeting with the Ijaws, then they are definitely on cheap drugs, any meeting that didn't discuss the anti-Ijaw protest carried out by bini, threat to arrest the Pere of Olodiama(an indigenous king), unguarded statements by the bini stool and its people, amongst other issues is null and void, Pa Edwin Clark recently wrote an open letter to Buhari which I will ensure to post later