Africa Business Radio

The Ijaw National Congress has condemned former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his recent comment on resource control at an event in Abuja. Obasanjo says resources in any part of the country should be enjoyed by all Nigerians. The President of the INC, Benjamin Okaba, however, condemned the former President for his remark against the National Secretary of the group, He explained that the former President in an ungentlemanly manner tackled Wodu at the event. He added that the ethnic nationality will not be intimidated by the antics of Obasanjo to keep silent on the issues affecting their people and the Niger Delta region at large. Okaba stated that the INC considers Obasanjo’s claims on resource ownership as pernicious, provocative, and wicked as it negates the decades-long derivation principle which was pegged at 100 per cent in 1946.