The Eminent Persons Peace and Reconciliation Committee set up by Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, to look into the succession crisis rocking the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has submitted its report.
The committee, headed by Chief Joshua Fumudoh, submitted its report to Dickson and the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Chief E.K Clark, at the Asokoro residence of the Ijaw leader in Abuja on Wednesday.
Dickson had in April inaugurated the nine-member committee to reconcile the two factions laying claim to the leadership of the IYC and to ensure a peaceful enthronement of a single executive that will be acceptable to all stakeholders, leaders and elders of the Ijaw nation.
The governor also charged the committee to identify what led to the parallel executives, the constant squabbles and the challenge of having a peaceful transition after every tenure.
While submitting the report, Fumudoh, who was the pioneer president of INC, thanked Dickson for his leadership qualities and finding his committee “worthy to undertake this very important assignment”.
He said the committee met with all the parties on both sides and held discussions with critical stakeholders all in a bid to get to the root of the matter before arriving at the recommendations which has now formed the basis of the report.
Clark commended the governor for his timely intervention and for taking the Initiative to set up such a high powered committee made up of eminent leaders in Ijaw land to serve as members of the committee.
The elderstatesman said as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of INC, he along with other leaders and elders will work with the governor to look at the report to ensure that lasting peace and reconciliation are brought to IYC.
Some of those present at the submission of the report are Justice Francis Tabai, Ambassador Godknows Igali, Bodrick Bozimo, Chief Francis Doupkola, Chief T.K Okorotie, Dr. Felix Tuodolo and other prominent Ijaw leaders.


















