Ijaw Group Flays Ijaw NGOs Against Frivolous Petitions

The Leadership of a Pan-Ijaw group, The Ijaw Pride Group (IPG) has slammed a Bayelsa based Civil Society Organisation, The Association of Concerned Bayelsa Professionals (ACBP), for allowing itself to be used by enemies of the Ijaw in pulling down illustrious people of the race.

Noting recent agitations led by the group particularly against the management of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB and the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC IPG expressed concern that the civil society group would be promoting partisan and other interests not beneficial to the Ijaw race.

It particularly disagreed with the group that the management of the two organisations were under pressure to fund the operations of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the Niger Delta area.

In a statement issued by the Director of Publicity, Comrade Ebiowei Akpeti, the group condemned what it called “the unfortunate recurring circle of acts of self-destruction by fellow Ijaw”.

“Hardly have fellow Ijaw assisted our sons and daughters that are appointed into sensitive positions to succeed. Instead what you find are efforts at pulling them down”.

Comrade Akpeti said it was curious that the two federal agencies mentioned in the spurious allegation are both headed by illustrious sons of Bayelsa origin. He said his personal knowledge and interactions with the Executive Secretary of NCDMB Engr. Simbi Wabote showed a man of very high integrity and professionalism. “Here is man that has been known and commended across the entire gamut of the Oil and Gas industry in Nigeria and abroad for his high sense of professionalism, integrity and prudence in financial management”. 

The IPG said it considers Engr. Simbi Wabote a modern icon and pride of the  Ijaw race and must therefore be allowed to carry on with the good work he is doing instead of being brought into the murky waters of politics.

The statement therefore advised the general public to ignore the unsubstantiated malicious allegations by the Association of Concerned Bayelsa Professionals (ACBP) against our illustrious sons.

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