“As a coastal state, Bayelsa lies below the sea level and consequently faces the risks associated with ocean rise. About 70 per cent of its land area is occupied by rivers and it borders the Atlantic Ocean on its three senatorial flanks.
“In my presentation during the panel session themed: “Multi-Level Governance of Coastal Cities and Regions,” I emphasised the primacy of collaborative governance among global, national and sub-national stakeholders in order to save communities threatened by ocean rise and coastal erosion in our region and in Bayelsa.”
“Let us go back to the days when we had no fences in our villages where we lived a communal life of freedom and justice. There are those who have sacrificed their lives for us so that we will have a homogeneous Ijaw state. One of those who fought for the creation of Bayelsa was Pa Clark.”
“Again, l restate that this is the time for dialogue because it is a lose-lose situation for people of Rivers State. l urge Mr. President and the National Assembly to waste no time in inaugurating a committee of eminent personalities that will immediately intervene and bring back peace and the constituted government of Rivers State back to office.”
President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof. Benjamin Ogele Okaba, has felicitated with Nigerians and the Federal Government on this year’s Democracy Day. In a press statement made available to journalists on Tuesday, the INC President said that Democracy Day is worth celebrating, considering the relative human rights and freedom Nigerians have been enjoying…
“The leadership of the Niger Delta has been with the Ijaws over the years. Now it looks like we are getting tired. But we should not. We have to continue with our leadership role while galvanizing support from our neighbors and brothers in the region.”
The Ijaw National Congress, INC, a socio-cultural organization of Ijaws worldwide has warned pro Biafran group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, to desist from dragging Ijaw nation into its alleged plan to attack military formations in Bayelsa and Delta states over the Okuama and Igbomotoru invasion. The INC handed down the warning while reacting to…
Yenagoa, Nigeria – The President of Ijaw National Congress (INC), Professor Benjamin Okaba, has called for a more holistic approach to rural development. Responding to a keynote speech on energy security and rural development at an event in Yenagoa, Prof. Okaba argued that interventions on development should go beyond pure economics, including political, social, spiritual…
By Godknows Igali In a great show of what is referred to in Latin as ‘Opus Laudatio’, – preeminent praisework, the Nigerian nation gathered in Yenagoa on Saturday August 26, 2023, to celebrate one of the country’s living legends, Professor Emeritus Ebiegberi Joe Alagoa. Earlier, on April 14, 2023, this historian of lauded value and…
…as Professor Okaba receives award By Jones Abiri The President of Ijaw National Congress (INC), Professor Benjamin Ogele Okaba has urged the three tiers of governments to domesticate peace and conflict resolution in various institutions to attain sustainable development. Professor Okaba made the call at an event to mark the 2023 International Peace Day at…
