2020 IYC Election: Any Further Postponement Of The National Election By The Electoral Committee Will Not Be Tolerated, Says Olorogun

IYC Press Statement

9th July, 2020

2020 IYC Election: Any Further Postponement Of The National Election By The Electoral Committee Will Not Be Tolerated, Says Olorogun


0.1. The forum of Zonal and Chapter Chairmen of the revered Ijaw Youth Council ( IYC) Worldwide rose from a crucial meeting on Thursday, July 9, 2020 with a clear resolve that any further postponement of the IYC National Elections by the Electoral Committee would be stoutly rejected.

It noted that the obvious disunity and the seemingly discordant tunes arising from the activities of the Electoral Umpire, underscores the unpreparedness and luckwarm attitude of its members to the onerous responsibility given to them by the Ijaw nation.

The forum urged the Chairman and Members of the Electoral Committee to put their act together and ensure that they deliver on their promise of conducting a credible election that meets both local and International standards.

0.2. Arising from the meeting the forum had with members of the Electoral Committee and some past leaders of Council, it was observed that the Electoral umpire was not prepared for the election scheduled for 10th and 11th of July, 2020. In this vain, the forum regrets any inconveniences the postponement of the elections might have caused the aspirants and other critical stakeholders of Council.

The forum urged the aspirants, delegates and other stakeholders that had already arrived for the elections to see the postponement of the  elections to the 18th and 19th of July, 2020 as a necessary sacrifice needed to maintain the cohesiveness and non fragmentation of the Council.

0.3. Following, the forum has resolved that; if the Electoral Committee fails in its commitment to conduct the election on the new date as agreed  by former leaders of Council and other critical stakeholders.The forum, alongside other leaders of Council would convene a National Convention that will   dissolve the Electoral Committee.

0.4. In line with the resolve to ensure that, if the Electoral Umpire fails to conduct the election, the forum would react swiftly and decisively. The forum holds strongly that any Kobo spent in the process of the elections would be duly accounted for by every member of the Electoral Committee. Even if it requires the involvement of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) to recover the money, the forum would not hesitate to involve the anti-graft agency.

0.5. In order to ensure that the electoral process moves smoothly without any hitch or inhibition, the forum is requesting members of the Electoral Committee to isolate and insulate themselves from the delegate list generating process from the Zones and Chapters. And that, they should forthwith desist from any attempt to manipulate or influence the delegate list that has gone through the mill to the Electoral Committee for publication; to assist  the aspirants in their campaigns and consultations.

0.6. In solidarity with one  of  the pillars of the forum, the Zonal and Chapter Chairmen of the Council heartily felicitates with Comr. ( Chief) Frank Akiefa for the safe delivery of his lovely Wife. The forum further wishes the family,   God's blessings and continuous protection and the enablement to raise the child in the fear of God with sound moral values.

0.7. The forum is urging everyone in the Council and Ijaw nation to close ranks and work closely for the growth and development of the Ijaw nation, bearing in mind that the survival and progress of Ijaw nation rest squarely on our shoulders.

       
Signed:

Comr. Kennedy Olorogun,
Chairman of the Forum,
For and Unbehalf of All The Members