IJAW DEVELOPMENT: Group launch movement to engage critical stakeholders
A group under the auspices of the Ijaw Political Grassroot Development Movement (IPGDM) has been launched to constructively engage all relevant stakeholders, particularly government at all levels, towards addressing the neglect of meaningful development of Ijaw communities in Delta State.
The convener and Chairman of the group, Chief Sheriff Mulade, PhD, said the IPGDM is a socio-political pressure group that is saddled with the responsibility of drawing the attention of government at all levels and relevant stakeholders to the current state of underdevelopment prevailing in Ijaw communities across Delta State.
"It is a known fact that Ijaw communities continue to lack basic developmental needs despite our enormous economic contribution to the growth and development of Delta State, and the nation at large," said Mulade.
"We are therefore taking the responsibility to champion the cause of our people and to advocate for a change in the prevailing narrative of underdevelopment within Ijaw communities in Delta State," he further added.
Mulade, who is the Ibe Serimowei of the ancient oil-rich Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, called on all sons and daughters of the Ijaw ethnic nationality to join the Movement to advocate for its development.
"Furthermore, we humbly solicit the support and understanding of all well meaning sons and daughters of Ijaw in Delta State to join the train of constructive engagement for this noble cause.
"We humbly use this medium to respectfully invite all to join us as we lead the process for constructive dialogue towards achieving sustainable developmental progress for the Ijaw communities in Delta State," he asserted.
The move is seen by political and economic analysts as a positive initiative, especially as the 2027 general elections draw near, while stressing that the Movement could serve as a unified platform for the Ijaws to table their demands holistically to those in government and to candidates clamouring to occupy public office.
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