{"id":10514,"date":"2016-07-30T21:49:22","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T21:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10514"},"modified":"2016-07-30T21:49:22","modified_gmt":"2016-07-30T21:49:22","slug":"ijaw-leaders-demand-withdrawal-of-soldiers-from-niger-delta-communities-restructuring-of-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10514","title":{"rendered":"Ijaw leaders demand withdrawal of soldiers from Niger Delta communities, restructuring of Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=9506&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ijaw elders, comprising of Seriake Dickson, Bayelsa state governor, Edwin Clark and traditional rulers, have demanded the withdrawal of troops from Niger\u00a0Delta communities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The elders, from the seven Niger Delta states, said this on Saturday after a meeting held in Warri, Delta, over the destructive activities of militants.<\/p>\n<p>A communique issued at the end of the meeting convened by Clark, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to \u201credress the alienation of the Ijaw people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe elders and leaders of thoughts of the Ijaw nation call for the immediate restructuring of the Nigerian nation along the lines of peaceful federalism, and noticed that this is the panacea for the sustainable development of Nigeria,\u201d the communique read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a demonstration of sincerity of commitment to dialogue, FG should immediately withdraw the military from all occupied Ijaw communities, particularly Gbaramatu kingdom. The meeting also called on the government to immediately release the 10 innocent students of Gbaramatu kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe meeting passed a vote of confidence on the Chief Boma Obuoforibo led leadership of the Ijaw National Congress. We condemn the move to scrap the Nigerian Maritime University approved by the preceding FG with temporary site at Kurutie and call for the immediate takeoff of the university.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe none inclusive policies of the present administration which has led to the alienation of some components of the federation particularly the Ijaw nation from the main stream of national development and call on Mr. President to redress this ugly state of affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Earlier in a opening remark, Chief Edwin Clark has said any dialogue between the federal government and militants in the Niger Delta region would not yield result without the involvement of Ijaw elders.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clark said this in Warri on Saturday during a consultative council meeting, which had in attendance Seriake Dickson, Bayelsa governor, and Kingsley Otuaro, Delta deputy governor.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was aimed at reaching common ground on the renewed militancy and its impact in the Niger Delta and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2008 and 2009 similar incident happened and Gbaramatu was affected. We elders and leaders intervened and we got amnesty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we hear that federal government is planning, already talking or negotiating with militants and nobody has consulted us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat will not work. These children are our children and we cannot fold our hands when they are being attacked and pretend not to notice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must be involved in what government wants to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TheCable<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/clark.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9141\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9141\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/clark.jpg\" alt=\"clark\" width=\"288\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Alayo-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9619\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9619\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Alayo-2-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"Alayo 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Alayo-2-300x250.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Alayo-2.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ijaw elders, comprising of Seriake Dickson, Bayelsa state governor, Edwin Clark and traditional rulers, have demanded the withdrawal of troops from Niger\u00a0Delta communities. 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