Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, on Friday attended the non-elective convention of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) held at Ijaw House in Yenagoa, where he declared that the state government is not backing any candidate in the forthcoming INC leadership election. The governor urged the electoral committee to ensure a free, fair, and transparent […]

Prof. Benjamin Okaba, the President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), says he is not aware of any official communication reversing the earlier disqualification of some candidates by the election committee. Okaba told newsmen in Yenagoa on Thursday that the decision of the election committee stands until an official communication states otherwise. The president was […]