Ijaw National Congress, INC, has lamented what it described as the exclusion of Ijaw people from the executive arm of government, saying an Ijaw person should be appointed Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA.
“We are constrained by the exigencies of the recent federal political developments, especially in terms of appointments, which are skewed in favour of one ethnic nationality to make the following assertions: ” That we the Ijaw live in and occupy no less than 65% of Nigeria’s coastal lands but have no representation in government ministries charged with the development of our region and homeland economy. These ministries include but not limited to the Ministries of Marine and Blue Economy and its parastatals, Transportation and its agencies, etc.