On behalf of the National Executives of the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYC), we wish to emphatically call on the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari to without further delay commence the process of legislation and subsequent implementation of the recommendations of the National Confab which held between March to August 2014, with 492 delegates in attendance drawn from the various interest groups of the Federation.
It must be noted that the recent secessionist call by the Arewa Youth Forum and the subsequent meetings called by the acting president with Northern and Igbo leaders though commendable, does not address the root cause of ethnic rivalries and minority protection, especially in the Niger Delta region.
Suffice to say that only the operation of a true fiscal federalism can guarantee peace and unity within the Federating units in the Country.
We are convinced that our country will never be free, sovereign and developed unless and until the Confab recommendations are implemented.
We hereby call on all tiers of government saddled with this responsibility to hasten the implementation of this important report to avoid further crises in the country.
Signed for the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide:
Barr. Henry Iyalla
Spokesman, IYC.
