Ahead 2017 Convention of Ijaw Youths Council (IYC),
scheduled for Thursday in Burutu, Delta its President Mr Udengs Eradiri on
Wednesday vacated office at the National Secretariat in Yenagoa.
Addressing journalists, Eradiri noted that one of his
greatest achievements in his tree year tenure was the reinstatement of the
Maritime University in Delta which was earlier cancelled.
He said that he was elated by the decision of the federal
government to reopen the university to bring education to the doorsteps of
Niger Delta youths.
“I hold the rescinding of the earlier decision so high
because education liberates the mind and unlocks doors of opportunities,
looking back at our tenure in office, we can see that we have achieved peace in
the region.
“ I am happy to be part of the peace process and we are
grateful to federal government, the Niger Delta region will continue to play
supportive roles as partners in the Nigerian project,” Eradiri said.
He applauded the Acting President for publicly
acknowledging the roles played by the IYC during his recent visit to the region
saying that the commendation was a morale booster to the youths of the Niger
Delta region.
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He noted that he was vacating office to pave way for the
incoming administration that would emerge from the IYC convention to
immediately take over the secretariat of the youth body.
He said that he resisted the temptation to extend the
tenure adding that there was no justification to remain in office beyond his
tenure.
According to him, vacating the office ahead the elections
was to ensure a smooth transition and create space in the secretariat for the
incoming executive.
He said that the outgoing executive set up a functional
secretariat, established a state of the art electronic library and resource
centre which the incoming administration would inherit.
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