“The Ijaw people are indigenous and distinct people in Nigeria and Africa and not part and parcel of any other ethnic nationality in Nigeria.”
In a statement by the chairman of IYC Transition Implementation Committee, Kennedy Olorogun, the tribe clarified that it had not been and would not be part of the proposed nation, adding that it was not in any way against self-determination movements.
The document read: “The attention of the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide has been drawn to the demand for the sovereign right of the people of Oduduwa in what they style and the Oduduwa Republic. “However, we note that in a recent presentation to be part of Indigenous People Organisation of the United Nations, the promoters of the Oduduwa movement included Ijaw lands and territories in the present Edo and Delta states as part and parcel of the Oduduwa Republic.
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