INC demands implementation of UNEP report on Ogoniland
(Nigeria) The Ijaw National Congress, INC, has called on the
Federal Government to implement the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP,
report on Ogoniland and other affected oil producing communities.
In a communiqué on Thursday by the
INC at the end of its two-day Retreat and Stakeholders Summits held in Warri,
Delta, it demanded that issues bordering on the take-off of
the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Warri South-West Local Government Area of
Delta State be addressed urgently.
The congress chaired by Chief Edwin Clark also demanded that
ethnic nationalities should form the basis of a true Nigerian federation.
While pledging support to the administration of President
Muhammadu Buhari, the INC urged the Federal Government to address the issue of
insecurity in the country.
The INC bemoaned the inability of the government to address
the negative impact of oil exploration on health, economy, culture and
environment of the Ijaw people.
The Secretary-General of INC, Mr Bibobra Orubebe said the
summit had afforded the people better understanding of the Presidential Amnesty
Programme in all its ramifications.
The more than 1,000 Ijaw men, women, and youths drawn from
78 Ijaw clans, traditional institutions, professional and socio-political
bodies among others attended the event.
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