Ijaw struggle for self-determination predates quest for Biafra —Omare

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THE factional President of the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide, Barrister Eric Omare, has declared that Ijaw nation can’t be part of Biafra because according to him, the struggle for self determination championed by Ijaw people predates the quest for Biafra republic.

Omare, who vowed that under his leadership, the IYC would pursue self determination started by their revolutionary leader, late Major Isaac Adaka Boro, said one of the aims of his administration is to bring all the Ijaw people in the country under one political structure. He spoke weekend during the official handover ceremony to 7th National Executive Council, NEC, by the immediate past President of IYC, Comrade Udengs Eradiri, held in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. Omare who

dissociates the Ijaw nation from the Biafra agitation, said that the Ijaw nation cannot be part and parcel of Biafra, maintaining that Ijaw nation has always being in the forefront of self-actualization even before the Ibos started fighting for Biafra. “Self-determination may mean many things to different people. But to us the Ijaw people, self-actualization means having a political space where we will have total control of our resources and we will be able to govern ourselves”. “Speaking further, Omare said the main crux of Ijaw nation’s struggle is to get political emancipation because according to him, his people are tired of begging the federal government for crumbs.