The ijaw also known by the subgroups ijo or izon are a collection of peoples indigenous mostly to the forest regions of the bayelsa, delta and rivers states within the niger delta in nigeria. A youthled charity, we empower young people aged 25 and under to influence and inform the decisions that affect their lives. Ijaw national congress inc and ijaw youth council iyc and finally dovetailing to the first ijaw son who became the civilian president of nigeria, dr. Apr 10, 2010 a brief history of the ijaws of southern nigeria. Some are natives of akwa ibom, edo and ondo states also in nigeria. The british youth council is the national youth council of the uk. Jul 30, 2018 ijaw youth council names 10 youth languishing in dss cells against the law at the time of issuing this statement, niger delta youth such as mr. The december 1998 all ijaw youths conference crystalized the struggle with the formation of the ijaw youth council iyc and the issuing of the kaiama declaration see tearoff panel. Translations of poetry and the call of the river nun by gabriel okara are underway. Checkmating the resurgence of youth militancy in the niger. Modernising ijaw language the guardian nigeria news.
A major and deadly intervention by the nigerian army is underway for almost two weeks in the conflictridden, oilproducing niger delta. We support young people to get involved in their communities and democracy locally, nationally and internationally, making a difference as. This group of people are popular across nigeria for their beautiful culture, food and attire but here are a few facts you probably didnt know about them. This book is a collection of excellent academic materials by experienced and renowned. Aug 07, 2019 opinion exactly eight years ago this month scores of ijaw youths met at kaiama, the hometown of the late isaac idaka boro, the ijaw warrior. Ijaws and their clans cohabiting in the niger delta the. The ijaw youth council iyc has discredited the claim by exmilitant israel akpodoro who alleged that former president goodluck jonathan founded the. Ijaw youth council names 10 youth languishing in dss cells. Flash we do not support niger delta avengers ijaw youth. A renowned ijaw youth leader and one of the frontline aspirants in the forthcoming ijaw youths council iyc elections, comr.
Hello have you heard about the deadly virus called coronavirus. In 2008 we celebrated 60 years of our activities thats a lot of young people, youth issues, music, fashions, governments and politics. Iyc ijaw youth council jpdc justice, development and peacecaritas nigeria jtf joint task force. Ijaw people also known by the subgroups ijo or izon are people in niger delta in nigeria, inhabiting regions of the states of ondo, bayelsa, delta, edo, and rivers state. Thousands flee delta violence nigerian history channel. May 04, 2020 the british youth council has been around since 1948. May 16, 2016 the ijaw youth council iyc has discredited the claim by exmilitant israel akpodoro who alleged that former president goodluck jonathan founded the niger delta avengers nda responsible for the. Jonathan did not create niger delta avengers ijaw youth council. Oweilaemi rolland pereotubor on wednesday, january 24 dissociated itself from the purported endorsements of president muhammadu buhari for a second term by its abuja chapter. Jun 02, 2019 the ijaw youth council iyc, the umbrella body of youths in the niger delta has condemned president muhammadu buhari for failing to sign into law the nigerian maritime university, okerenkoko, delta state establishment bill 2018, claiming he is being misled by a cabal in aso rock. I said they dont know the ijaw struggle nor the ijaw history.
The bayelsa state branch of the indigenous people of biafra, ipob, yesterday replied the ijaw youth congress central zonal chairman, mr olorogun kennedy over his. Colemans seminal work on nigerias political history, nigeria. In june 20, the izon fie instructional book and audio cds were launched at a ceremony attended by officials of the government of bayelsa state. Opinion exactly eight years ago this month scores of ijaw youths met at kaiama, the hometown of the late isaac idaka boro, the ijaw warrior. Movement uyomo, ikwerre youth movement iym, and ijaw youth council iyc materialized. It was first suggested by 2nd district alderman joe davis, sr at the time, ald. From 2001 to 2004, it was headed by mujahid dokuboasari, until asari split from the movement to found the niger delta peoples volunteer force. He hails from olei subclan of ogbia clan and the first niger deltan and the first ijaw. Ijaw youth council news latest breaking stories and top.
In 2001, threatened by the growing success and moral legitimacy of felix tuodolos ijaw youth council, odili had engineered a split in its leadershippitting asari against the original founders. Many are found as migrant fishermen in camps as far west as sierra leone and as far east as gabon. Eric omar has said the ijaw youth council does not see the justification in the niger delta avengers embarking on destruction of oil facilities because tompolo denounced the group. The irony, of course, was that dokubo asari and the ndpvf owed their existence to rivers state governor peter odili.
He was president of the ijaw youth council for a time beginning in 2001 and later founded the niger delta peoples volunteer force which would become one of the most prominent armed groups operating. Ipob bayelsa replies to ijaw youth council chairman you. Ogele, bulletin of the ijaw youth council, december 30, 1998. Tare porri heartily felicitates with the entire youths in the zone as we kickstart the year 2018. Ijaw youth council also indefinite as ijaw youths is a civil rights organization in nigeria, founded in 1998, which supports the interests of the ijaw ethnic group of the niger delta. Flags of the stateless nations the companion site to the book encyclopedia of stateless nations. Ijaw youth council the guardian nigeria news nigeria and.
Bayelsa ipob replies iyc over alleged utterances by its zonal. The ijaw youth council iyc, founded in 1998, had united youth in a. The ijaw youth council iyc, the umbrella body of youths in the niger delta has condemned president muhammadu buhari for failing to sign into law the nigerian maritime university, okerenkoko, delta state establishment bill 2018, claiming he is being misled by a cabal in aso rock. Lagos september th urhobotodayas pressure mounts ahead of 2019 general elections, the ijaw youth council iyc, western zone, has lambasted itsekiri, who are currently agitating for power rotationsharing more. Prominent ijaw groups and elders urge goodluck jonathan to take responsibility for his defeat in the 2015 presidential election the president of iyc, mr eric omare, faults jonathan for not being aware of the conspiracies against him before the election the immediate past president of iyc, udengs eradiri, says jonathan lost the election because he failed to establish the required. Kemepadei made the call in a facebook post shared on his profile. Iyc ijaw youth council jpdc justice, development and peacecaritas nigeria jtf joint task force kii key informant interview lga local government area massob movement for the actualization of the sovereign state of biafra mend movement for the emancipation of the niger delta mosop movement for the survival of the ogoni people. Ijaw youths reacts to buharis endorsement towards 2019. Ijaw youths council issue strong worded warning to nnamdi. Today, we are shining the spotlight on the ijaws also known as the ijo or izon. The ijaw youth council worldwide, iyc, has advised nigerians to take up other measures of protecting themselves, adding that the president muhammadu buhariled federal government has failed. Jonathan caused his defeat in 2015 election ijaw leaders.
As author amartya sen so brilliantly demonstrated in his book development as. Boro fought oppression, repression, suppression, marginalization, deprivation, subjugation, exploitation and the. Ipob to relaunch bss to encourage the spirit of amotekun. Aso rock cabal misleading buhari on nigerian maritime. Ijaw youth council names 10 youth languishing in dss cells against the law at the time of issuing this statement, niger delta youth such as mr. The ijaw youth council gave the youths clear instructions not to carry weapons and not to drink. The ijaw youth council, iyc central zone under the able leadership of barr. Ijaw youth council iyc western zone public group facebook. Others, especially former student activists, were more ambitious and embarked upon the formation of panethnic youth organizations, notably the movement for the survival of ijaw ethnic nationality mosien, the movement for reparations to ogbia moreto, and the ijaw youth council iyc. Ijaw, itsekiri youths clash over delta south senatorial seat. Jan 22, 2020 ijaw land is the birth place of biafra, bayelsa ipob replies ijaw youth leader by steve oko the leadership of the indigenous peoples of biafra, ipob in bayelsa state, has lambasted the leader of central zone chairman of ijaw youth council, iyc, mr olorogun kennedy, over his anti biafra comment. Muhammadu buhari rtd in the presidential election may have polarised the ijaw youth council iyc, the umbrella body of all ijaw youths in the. Then the book will turn to an examination of the quantitative and qualitative findings of this. Ijaw land is the birth place of biafra, bayelsa ipob.
According to a press statement ipob warned iyc not to allow itself to be ridiculed by olorogun, stating that ijaw is the birth place of biafra. General of the ijaw youth council within the time constraints of this response. Ijaw youth council dissociates itself from biafra agitators. His soul is weeping because of the prevalence of the ills he fought against. Jonathan did not create niger delta avengers ijaw youth. Dokuboasari born 1964, formerly melford dokubo goodhead jr. Ijaw youth council july, 2015 we the ijaw youth do appreciate the governor of delta state for appointing our own eric omare as s. Ipob bayelsa replies to ijaw youth council chairman you dont know your enemies.
Others, especially former student activists, were more ambitious and embarked upon the formation of panethnic youth organizations, notably the movement for the survival of ijaw ethnic nationality mosien, the movement for reparations to ogbia. According to a press statement ipob warned iyc not to allow itself to be ridiculed by olorogun, pointing. Ijaw youth council dissociates itself from biafra agitators dismissing claims credited to probiafra organizations that the ijaw nation is part of biafra, the iyc, in a statement signed by its. In so far that they have written history it is post english colonization of ijaw land. Apr 30, 2018 the ijaw youth council, iyc, has urged president muhammadu buhari to seek foreign assistance from the united states, us, and other foreign countries in tackling the herdsmen menace in nigeria. Ijaw youth library, nigeria iyc has entered into partnership with books2africa, a uk based international nongovernmental organization, which donated about books that formed the first stock of the library and ict center which has dozens of computers. Ijaw land is the birth place of biafra, bayelsa ipob replies ijaw youth leader by steve oko the leadership of the indigenous peoples of biafra, ipob in bayelsa state, has lambasted the leader of central zone chairman of ijaw youth council, iyc, mr olorogun kennedy, over his anti biafra comment.
The kaiama declaration was issued by the ijaw youth council iyc of nigeria on 11 december 1998 to attribute the political crisis in nigeria to the struggle for the control of oil mineral resources, while asserting that the degradation of the environment of ijawland by transnational oil companies and the nigerian state arise mainly because ijaw people have been robbed of their natural rights. Miabiye kuromiema, 5th president of ijaw youth council, iyc, was to lament his acculturation, the social studies i was taught impacted me deeply with the stories of. The ijaw youth council, iyc, has urged president muhammadu buhari to seek foreign assistance from the united states, us, and other foreign countries in tackling the herdsmen menace in nigeria. Ipob bayelsa replies to ijaw youth council chairman you don. This is why major isaac adaka boro in his book the twelve days revolution where he was trying to describe the location of the ijaw nation he was agitating for which he called niger delta republic, he wrote and i quote the niger delta we shall consider is strictly the area occupied by the ijaws, the aboriginal tribe of the delta. The ijaw youth council iyc has described governor nyesom wikes assertion that the governorship position is open to all ethnic nationalities of rivers state in 2023 as insensitive. Sep 01, 2017 angry members of ijaw youth council iyc have locked down the headquarters of nigeria content development and monitoring board ncdmb in yenagoa. May 28, 2017 miabiye kuromiema, 5th president of ijaw youth council, iyc, was to lament his acculturation, the social studies i was taught impacted me deeply with the stories of the ancient ibo nation. Angry members of ijaw youth council iyc have locked down the headquarters of nigeria content development and monitoring board ncdmb in yenagoa. A youth, indeed d appointment is a well deserved one n it fully represent the wishes n aspirations of the ijaw youth. Origin interestingly, it is believed that the ijaws ancestors were spiritual. Bodmas kemepadei has called on the ijaw nation to investigate the untimely death of business mogul, keniebi okoko. Many are found as migrant fishermen in camps as far west as sierra leone and as far east as gabon along the western africa coastline.
Ijaw youth council iyc western zone has 2,930 members. Opinion exactly eight years ago this month scores of ijaw youths met at kaiama, the hometown of the late isaac idaka boro, the ijaw warrior, who in 1966 declared the niger delta republic, to re. The kaiama declaration also gave birth to the ijaw youth council iyc. The stated intent of the book is that by helping others to understand the crisis, the prospects for more balanced, more humane and lifesensitive policies toward the. On december 11, 5, ijaw people representing over 40 ijaw clans, chose the town of kaiama to articulate their aspirations for the ijaw people, and to. Despite the challenges we intermittently faced as a group and as a nation last year, we have remained as one indissoluble entity, courageously fighting for the interest of. Rowling, harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j. I had an interview with udengs eradiri, secretary general of the ijaw youth council iyc. Between discourse and reality openedition journals. Ethnic and national groups around the world 2016 james minahan the following flags of stateless nations images are presented for aspect and information only. Apr 16, 2020 a renowned ijaw youth leader and one of the frontline aspirants in the forthcoming ijaw youths council iyc elections, comr. Ipob to relaunch bss in the wake of amotekun scannews nigeria. According to a press statement ipob warned iyc not to allow itself to be ridiculed by olorogun, pointing out that ijaw is the birth place of biafra. Ijaw youths shut nigerian content board vanguard news.
Meanwhile, ipob has also responded to the threat by the central zone chairman of the ijaw youth council iyc kennedy olorogun to beat biafrans of ijaw origin in bayelsa state. Jan 23, 2020 the bayelsa state branch of the indigenous people of biafra, ipob, yesterday replied the ijaw youth congress central zonal chairman, mr olorogun kennedy over his alleged unguarded utterances. Ijaw youths says buhari should seek help from trump, stop. Kennedy had reportedly threatened to beat up biafran agitators of ijaw origin in bayelsa. The ijaw youth council, iyc, worldwide led by barr. Aug 18, 2017 the ijaw youth council iyc has issued a warning to the leader of the indigenous people of biafra ipob, nnamdi kanu over his recent utterances against ijaw leader, chief edwin clark the ijaw group gave the warning to nnamdi kanu while addressing journalists in warri, delta state. Horror in paradiseis grounded in the ideas and perspectives of nigerian academics. The ijaw youth council iyc has issued a warning to the leader of the indigenous people of biafra ipob, nnamdi kanu over his recent utterances against ijaw leader, chief edwin clark the ijaw group gave the warning to nnamdi kanu while addressing journalists in warri, delta state. Davis said he came up with the idea after talking at length with young people in the city. The indigenous people of biafra ipob, has also reacted to the threat by the central zone chairman of the ijaw youth council iyc kennedy olorogun to beat biafrans of ijaw origin in bayelsa state.
Population figures for the ijaws vary greatly, though most range from million to 15 million. The ijaw did not develop the art of writing and, therefore, did not leave written records of their history. The ijaw, the largest ethnic group in the niger delta, was represented by prominent ijaw. The niger delta university is working to expand the range of books available in the ijo language.
I think tompolo did the proper thing by coming out to inform the entire world that he was not part of the niger. Until you take an ignorant man through a preliminary knowledge he will continue to bask in the solitude of his foolishness and ignorance, that is the case of the ijaw and their falsified historical gibberish, i will like to quickly answer some of the delusional fact about a one paged history of the ijaw people, first and foremost this people are not recognized anywhere in the world but the. Jan 24, 2018 the ijaw youth council, iyc, worldwide led by barr. Doctor who performed surgery on bayelsa billionaire. Asari, once a leading public figure in the ijaw activist scene, said he was driven underground soon after the ijaw youth council publicly rejected the april 2003 election result, which gave president olusegun obasanjo a second term and his pdp party a huge majority. The milwaukee youth council is a relatively new endeavor. Asari is the founder of the ijaw youth council iyc bbc 4 oct. Displaced people idp in the history of that community icg, 2006a. Goodluck ebele azikiwe jonathan, gcon gcfr born on november 20, 1957. Bayelsa ipob replies iyc over alleged utterances by its.
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