Amnesty: Ijaw Interest Advocate (IIA) Kicks Against Calls For Prof Dokubo Sack, Urges Him To Be Transparent, Makes Case For Chief Michael Johnny, Others For Appointment

Amnesty: Ijaw Interest Advocate (IIA) Kicks Against Calls For Prof Dokubo Sack, Urges Him To Be Transparent, Makes Case For Chief Michael Johnny, Others For Appointment

Francis Tayor

The leadership of Ijaw Interest Advocates (IIA); Izanzan intellectual Camp under the National Coordinator of Amb. Arerebo Yerinmene Salaco jnr, has kicked against calls for the sack of the Presidential Amnesty Programme Coordinator, Prof.Charles Quaker Dokubo,stressing that Dokubo should be encouraged and supported by all well meaning Niger Delta Ijaws to perform better in the affairs of the Amnesty Programme rather than otherwise.

The group had also make case for Delta Ijaw APC Chieftain and former Delta South 2019 APC Senatorial aspirant, High Chief.Michael Johnny and other Ijaw APC faithfuls to President Muhammadu Buhari for appointment into his cabinet, saying Chief Johnny and other APC Chieftains deserves to eat the fruit of their labour, having worked for President Buhari reelection in the 2019 general elections.

The group made the call on the 17th September, 2019 in the city of Warri, after a crucial emergency meeting to come up with eleven point Resolutions and Recommendations for the general interest of ljaw Nation.

According to the resolutions reached, the group said; " The leadership of ljaw Interest Advocate (IIA); lzanzan lntellectual Camp had recieved several calls from our admirers across Ijaw Nation over the status quo of the Presidential Amnesty Propgramme (PAP) and her leadership led by Prof.Charles Dokubo.

While we owe nobody any explanation, it is better for us to unveil our position without mincing words as it concerns the entirety of Ijaw Nation and Niger Delta at large.

Going further, as young intellectuals that had decided to always operate intellectual-wise to attract development to our towns and villages,  we have resolved to support and protect the Ijaw Interest (Agenda) at all level anytime, especially when Ijaw Interest conflicts with others. It is for the aforesaid reason we are coming out to make our position known to the general public without using derogatory and inflammatory words.

Our Resolutions/Recommendations are as fellows;

1. We resolved not to be part of any plot to remove one Ijaw man for elevation of another Ijaw man for any reason whatsoever as we always wish our leaders, kinsmen well.

2. Ijaw leaders and stakeholders must unite and merge their collective synergy to plan for the way forward for Ijaw Nation before it’s too late.

3. We fault the leadership of Charles Dokubo to a certain level but convincingly it hasn't gotten to the level of calling for his replacement in other word “Sack”.

4. Prof.Charles Dokubo should be allow to discharge his official duties but he, Charles Dokubo must show some level of transparency and act all inclussively beyond reasonable doubt.

5. As young people that has resolved not to compromise our collective conscience for any reason whatsoever, we are strongly advising Prof.Charles Dokubo to immediately reach-out to all aggrieved stakeholders in the region to maintain, as well as strengthen the already existing peace in the region.

7. But if presidency so decided to change the leadership of the programme, maximum attention should be given to Delta State Ijaw for a fact that the modern Day struggle that resulted to the creation of the amnesty programme originated from Delta State and Delta Ijaw has not head the office since the inception of the board.

 8. In as much as new leadership has being contemplated, presidency must give maximum attention to capacity and fairness.

9. Recourse to fairness will indeed give room to capable sons of Ijaw origin from Delta state precisely to man the office as the program is a very strategic one which must be operated with maximum skill and experience.

10. And most pertinently considering item 7, 8, 9 Delta Ijaws must come together to front one man for the job else we will loose it all like the way we lose it all in the board of NDDC.

11. Conclusively presidency shouldn’t only considered the Ijaws in APC as political errand men during elections. Chief Micheal Johnny and others deserve to eat the fruit of their labour. This is the most suitable time for President Buhari to correct this anomaly and we implore him to heed this call seriously, the statement adds."

May God Bless Ijaw Nation!!!

IIA; Izanzan Intellectual Camp