Delta Ijaw APC demands MD of South-South Dev.  from Tinubu

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Delta Ijaw APC Stakeholders, a bloc in the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Delta State, has demanded President Bola Tinubu to appoint an Ijaw indegene  as Managing Director of the South-South Development Commission (SSDC).

This is part of its resolution during a high level meeting on Wednesday in Warri, where members discussed issues affecting the people of Ijaw nation in APC, Delta State.

In the resolution signed by Timi Coleman on behalf of the group released in Abuja on Thursday, the stakeholders emphasised that appointing an Ijaw native to head the SSDC would compensate for what they described as federal government appointment deficit facing Ijaw them.

According the resolution, “as stakeholders and members of the APC family, we have resolved to continually push for the appointment of an Ijaw person for the position of the Managing Director, South-South Development Commission (SSDC).

“This is to equate the appointment deficits confronting Ijaw people.

“We are, therefore, appealing to Mr. President to consider our appeal and heed to our request for an Ijaw person to occupy that position.”

The stakeholders comprising local government party chairmen, women leaders, national assembly members among others, also called for unity in APC, Delta branch.

They said it was a united APC that become victorious in the 2027 general elections.

“Delta Ijaw APC family doesn’t belong to any faction,” they said.

The stakeholders also unanimously endorsed Tinubu for second term as the president of the country.

“Delta Ijaw APC leadership unanimously endorses President Bola Tinubu, Sen. Joel Onowakpo and Mr Alapala m Ebitonmo for second tenure regarding their performances within few Years in office.

“The leadership also passes a vote of confidence on the party structure led by the National Chairman of the ruling APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, and the State Chairman in Delta, Chief Omeni Sobotie.”

They also said that for fairness and equity an Ijaw indigene should occupy the state and Delta South senatorial chairmanship positions in APC as well as the state women leaders.

“From inception, Ijaws have never occupied the aforementioned positions,” they protested.

One minute silence was observed in honour of Chiefs Edwin Clark and Christopher Porbeni.