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The Delta State Forum of Ijaw Elders under the auspices of Izon Okosu-Oku (Izon Council of Elders), on Tuesday rejected the choice of a former Information Minister, Chief Edwin Clark, to lead the Niger Delta Peace Negotiation team with the Federal Government on behalf of the Niger Delta militants.

It also slammed Clark for his silent posture during the administration of the former President Goodluck Jonathan towards the development of the region, saying that the Ijaw leader ‘’cannot’’ be trusted.

A statement issued by the Chairman, Izon Okosu-Oku (Izon Council of Elders), Chief Bare Etolor, on behalf of Ijaw elders, said those fronting as the current peace ambassadors failed to understand that the development of the region was a continuous one.



The group said it was against Clark’s choice because he could not be trusted.

It maintained that military approach would not resolve the renewed hostilities in the region. It therefore called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately withdraw his troops, as they would rather escalate the crisis.

The statement urged President Buhari to see himself as the President of all Nigerians and appealed to him to avoid actions that would further heat up the polity, especially now that the militants had agreed to a ceasefire.

It said, “The militants should have known that the inclusion of the ex-Minister of Information in the matter may stop, delay or bring negative results to the Niger Delta region.

“President Buhari’s strong principles, integrity and courage cannot allow him to meet with any group led by Chief Clark, who claims to be the father of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.

“Those elders in the region who are struggling to represent the militants for negotiation with the Federal Government are laughable. Sadly, they did not remember that the Niger Delta development is a continuous task that must be done by every government, including former President Jonathan’s tenure.”

It urged the militant groups to nominate new leaders with no political inclination as well as foreigners and human rights groups to negotiate on their behalf.

The Ijaw elders further alleged that Clark was silent on the development of the region throughout the six years of former President Jonathan.

 “He cannot suddenly wake up less than 18 months into the new regime to convince President Buhari to start immediate development of the region,” they added.

Resident doctors may begin nationwide strike September 30

Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu

The National Association of Resident Doctors has asked the federal and state governments to resolve all outstanding issues in the health sector before September 30 or face an industrial action by its members.

The newly-elected President of the association, Dr. John Onyebueze, announced the ultimatum at the end of NARD’s 26th Annual General Meeting in Enugu.

The resident doctors flayed government at all levels over what it described as the poor state of health care delivery in the country.



Onyebueze, who addressed journalists at the end of the meeting, said the current state of public health care delivery in the country was ‘pitiable.’

Demanding an immediate implementation of pending agreements reached between the government and health workers, he declared that the association “cannot guarantee industrial harmony in the health sector if this persists beyond the payment of September salaries.”

Onyebueze said the association was demanding an immediate upgrade of infrastructure in teaching hospitals, urgent action against poliomyelitis and Lassa fever, as well as the immediate release and implementation of the report on the residency training programme.

He added that the association was unhappy with the disruption of the structure of the residency programme by the chief medical directors of teaching hospitals.

Listing the grievances of the resident doctors, he added, “Are you talking about the rickety beds in the accident and emergency wards?

“We do not even have gloves and emergency tools. We do not have pens to write and make prescriptions. We are saying that this thing must not continue.”

Continuing, Onyebueze said only the implementation of outstanding agreements would forestall an industrial action by resident doctors across the country.

“The Federal Government should expedite action on the release of the bailout funds for the state tertiary health institutions as agreed earlier.

“The Federal Government should, as a matter of urgency, ensure the migration of all our members to the IPPIS platform.

“Centres that are not deducting pension contributions from our members should immediately commence, while all centres should ensure full remittance of deducted contributions of our members to the pension fund administrators.”

The association said it did not agree with the ‘no work, no pay’ rule canvassed by the government during industrial actions.

“In line with extant labour laws, we reject in its entirety the ‘no work no pay’ rule as currently being applied by the Federal Ministry of Health,” Onyebueze said.

He condemned what he described as the  “unjust sacking of doctors.”

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