UDENGS REMAINS IYC PRESIDENT - PARLIAMENT

It could be recalled that due to the crises that befalled the National Executive Council of the Ijaw youths council worldwide, a factional group, comprising of : National Secretary, National director of Mobilization, Legal adviser, Assistant Secretary, Women leader and the Financial secretary came out to lash it's President and the Spokesman.

The Leaders who made known to the general public through a jointly signed document stating the suspension of Comrade Udengs Eradiri as President and Barrister Eric Omare has Spokesman.

The Statement read as follows, " we the undersigned members of the National leadership of the Ijaw Youths Council, IYC (Worldwide), after exhaustive deliberations in our council meeting held on 26th of May 2016, unanimously resolved to suspend the following Executive members of the council;

• National President - Comrade Udengs Eradiri.
• Spokesman - Barrister Eric Omare.

According to the statement, the aforementioned executives were suspended  for the following reasons;

• Misconduct and unruly behaviors.
• Creating division amongst Executives.
• Misappropriation, conversion and unauthorized use of council funds.

The National Executive leaders also urged the general public to desist from any form of business with them under the aegis of IYC.

The leadership statement was signed by the following persons;

National Secretary - Bristol-Alagbariya Emmanuel

National director of Mobilization - Comrade Wisdom Oniekpar Ikuli

Legal adviser - Ekine Egberekro

Assistant Secretary - Deinkoru George

Women leader- Felicia Reginald Ngeri

Financial secretary - Kemepado Alfred.

Meanwhile, in a recent statement dating June 11 2016, the parliamentary arm of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) has dispelled rumours that the body suspended its president and spokesman, Udengs Eradiri and Eric Omare, respectively.

The Speaker of the parliament, Mr Mkpon Ijonama, told newsmen in Yenagoa on Saturday that the body passed a vote of confidence on the two executive members.

He described the purported suspension of the two executives as “ laughable, unthinkable and of no effect.’’

Ijonama said, “The purported suspension of Udengs Eradiri and Eric Omare by the National Secretary, Legal Adviser and others is out of order.

“Before the purported suspension, none of the officials was found guilty of any offence.

“We have not received letters from the National Executive Council. We have since found out that the purported suspension was not in order and therefore, it is null and void and of no effect.’’

Ijonama explained that moves by some members of the executives to unseat the president and spokesman did not follow the procedures spelt out in the body’s constitution.

“Therefore, Udengs Eradiri and Eric Omare remain the president and the spokesman respectively. We hereby inform those behind the charade to stop this forthwith, ” he said.

He said the parliament had summoned all the parties to a crisis resolution forum with a view to resolving contentious issues.