The Ijaw community of Delta State has urged President Bola Tinubu to consider appointing a representative from their region as a minister in the federal cabinet.
Speaking on behalf of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Comrade Binebai Princewill conveyed this request through a statement to Vanguard in Warri. He emphasized that Ijaw communities in the state significantly contribute to the nation’s economy through their abundant oil resources.
He further pointed out that Ijaw politicians played a significant role in mobilizing support for President Tinubu’s victory and should therefore not be disregarded when it comes to ministerial appointments.
“As Ijaw people in Delta State, we are in the Delta South Senatorial District as the majority tribe in Delta South. We are in Burutu Local Government Council, Bomadi, Patani, Warri South West, Warri South, and Warri North Local Government Areas.
“Suffice to say that, there is no ethnic group in Delta State that can claim to be contributing more to the growth and development of Nigeria and Delta State both politically and economically than the Ijaws.
“It has become worrisome to the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide that despite the role played by Ijaw sons and daughters in Delta State who worked hard to mobilize votes for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last general elections that brought in our highly respected President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Bola Tinubu, to power, the Ijaws in Delta have been so sidelined, relegated, and reduced to the lowest level in Delta State, considering the ministerial appointments so far.
“If the Ijaw land is good enough for oil exploration activities to take place which is contributing to the economic viability of Nigeria and our people can go to any length in contributing to the victory of the APC, then there should be no barrier to their political elevation as minister and other key positions in the current Federal government headed by President Bola Tinubu. We have capable Ijaw sons and daughters in APC that can man such positions.”
