GOV DICKSON SAYS IJAW STRUGGLE IS AIMED AT BUILDING A UNITED, JUST AND EQUITABLE NIGERIA

GOV DICKSON SAYS IJAW STRUGGLE IS AIMED AT BUILDING A UNITED, JUST AND EQUITABLE NIGERIA

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson says the Ijaws do not have any ulterior motive in their quest for resource control and proper restructuring of the country.Governor Dickson made this remark at the official commissioning of the National Secretariat of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) as well as the unveiling of Coat of Arms and hoisting of the State flag and in Yenagoa.The Governor noted that the Ijaw struggle which does not mean any harm is aimed at building a more united, just, egalitarian and equitable Nigeria, where no section of the country will be oppressed.
To drive his point home, Hon Dickson described President Goodluck Jonathan as a worthy Ijaw son who has continued to provide purposeful leadership in the face of daunting challenges, which he noted no President has ever encountered in the history of the country.Commenting on the INC Secretariat, the Governor pointed out that the building would have been completed and put to use before now if it had not suffered abandonment in the hands of the immediate past administration.He paid glowing tributes to the first civilian governor of the state, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and one time president of the Ijaw National Congress, Professor Kimse Okoko for initiating the project.Governor Dickson who also commended the contractor, Chief Joshua Fumudoh for doing a good job, restated his administration’s commitment towards Ijaw Nationalism.
According to the Governor, the completion of the building will not only serve the accommodation needs of the pan-Ijaw body but also give the Ijaw nation a pride of place among the comity of ethnic nationalities in the country. Earlier, Governor Dickson defied the rain to hoist the Bayelsa flag in front of the Government House, stating that the flag will at all times fly a bit lower than that of Nigeria to indicate the superiority of the latter.He was assisted in the hoisting of the flag by his Deputy, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John-Jonah(Rtd),former Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and ex- President of INC, Chief Joshua Fumudoh as well as the son of Late General Sani Abacha, Mohammed.In his goodwill message, President Goodluck Jonathan commended the Dickson- led administration for completing the project and the Ijaw National Congress for its steadfastness.
Represented by his Special Adviser on Research, Documentation and Strategy,  Barr. Oronto Douglas, the President urged the Ijaws to utilize the virtues of strong unity and fraternity which form the hallmark of the Ijaw National Congress with extreme responsibility and realistic aspiration.According to the President, the aspirations of all the ethnic groups in the country are defined by two main, parameters. One of such is the quest for good Governance and rapid development as well as the quest for genuine nationhood and enduring political structure based on true love, mutual trust and progressive socio-economic co-operation.
 Daniel Iworiso-Markson
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Bayelsa State.