Youths in Delta State have kicked off a protest in the State following the derogatory remarks made by Nyesom Wike, the Minister of FCT, against the Ijaw people and the late elder statesman, Pa E.K. Clark.
The youths came out in hundreds on Tuesday 26th of March 2025 with caskets bearing the face of the former Governor of Rivers State to register their displeasure with his excesses in Nigerian political parlance.
During the one-day Ijaw National Sensitization Rally held in Bomadi, the headquarters of Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State. The rally, tagged “Stand Up for Ijaw Nation and Pa E.K. Clark,” was convened by the Congress for Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities (CONDEN) in collaboration with Ijaw groups from the Western Zone.
Speaking at the rally, President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof. Benjamin Okaba, criticized Wike’s comments, describing them as an insult to the entire Ijaw nation.
“We have remained silent for too long. It’s time for the Ijaw to act, and the time is now. We must redeem our image. Wike, who sent thunder against the Ijaw people, is now facing the consequences of his own words,” Okaba said.
Here’s the video; https://x.com/TENIBEGILOJU202/status/1904913020850937911?t=FwvHxnCMgncpvAVu12b8og&s=19
