By EgbemaVoice A frontrunner for the presidency of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) worldwide, Alabo Nengi James OON, has described the cancellation of the INC election as an uncomfortable situation that has generated mixed feelings among delegates and across the entire Ijaw Nation. Addressing journalists in Yenagoa, Alabo Nengi James urged delegates who had travelled from various Ijaw-speaking states and communities to participate in the exercise not to lose faith in the process despite the development. He noted that although the cancellation was disappointing, it should not discourage members of the congress from remaining committed to the unity and progress of the Ijaw Nation, expressing optimism that all issues surrounding the election would be resolved amicably. Alabo Nengi James further encouraged stakeholders and delegates to remain calm and continue to support efforts aimed at sustaining peace and unity within the congress as he called on aggrieved parties to withd...
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADC: Ambassador Posting Another Tinubu Blunder * Another Evidence of Incompetence The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticized the Tinubu administration’s announcement of ambassadorial postings, describing it as a diplomatic blunder and a confirmation of the government’s storied incompetence. In a statement by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, the party said that publicly announcing the postings before securing the required agrément from host countries, as stipulated under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, exposes Nigeria to diplomatic embarrassment. ADC also questioned why only 65 ambassadors were announced for Nigeria’s approximately 109 diplomatic missions, while the government remains silent about the other 44 missions without envoys. The full statement read: After nearly three years in office, and three months after the Senate confirmation of the ambassadors, today’s announcement by the Stat...