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By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has hinted of a plot by disgruntled politicians to unleash violence in Bayelsa State ahead of the Supreme Court review of the judgement that upturned the governorship victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
The IYC said desperate politicians were bent in causing chaos including a coordinated attack on oil installations in the state against the overall interest of the Ijaw nation.
In a statement by its secretary-general, Alfred Kemepado, IYC warned against the plot and urged persons involved in it to sheathe their swords and give peace a chance.
Kemepado, while congratulating Senators Douye Diri and Lawrence Ewhrudjakpor on their inaugurations as the governor and deputy governor of Bayelsa, asked persons angry at the twist in the state to explore legal or political means to address their grievances.
He said instead of planning violence, aggrieved persons should follow democratic procedures to ensure peace and stability in the interest of the Ijaw nation.
Kemepado also called on security agencies to be at alert to nip any signs of violence in the bud before they loom large, so as to avoid loss of lives and properties.
He appealed to the incumbent governor to accommodate all Ijaw people in and outside Bayelsa State irrespective of their political persuasions.
Kemepado further called on all Ijaw people especially in Bayelsa to join the new government in the task of building the state, which is the only homogeneous ijaw state in the country.
