Niger Delta
Dickson Commissions INC House
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has unveiled the
controversial Coat of Arm and Flag of the state shortly after commissioning the
magnificent headquarters of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) at Ekeki, Yenagoa.
Colours of the flag are red, green and blue with the
inscription of three white stars on it , while coat of arm contained a
crocodile , shark fish , a tiger’s head ,gas flaring ,palm and two women
fishing.
The three -storey INC secretariat project which was started
by the then administration of Diepreye Alamieyeseigha in 2003 and given a
little attention by Jonathan’s administration as governor, was abandoned by
Timipre Sylva due to paucity of funds.
The present administration in the state completed the
project and furnished it but the total cost of the project was not disclosed
.Dignitaries at the event included President Goodluck
Jonathan represented by his Special Adviser on Research and Documentation,
Oronto Douglas, son of the late Head of State, Mohammed Abacha, erstwhile
Governor of the state, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha,former Presidents of INC,Prof.
Kimse Okoko and Joshua Fumodoh.
In his message, President Goodluck Jonathan lauded the
founding fathers of INC and other Ijaw leaders who have remained committed and
resolute on issues bordering on the Ijaw nation.
Jonathan commended the state government’s support to INC
,stressing that the strength and unity of the ethnic group were the hallmarks
of its foundation
The Governor said the state’s flag and coat of arm meant no
harm, but to seek an egalitarian and just society, stressing that his
administration believed in the course of Ijaw nation.
Dickson informed that he had directed that flag should be
hoisted in all public places in the state.
He went on:” The government will be faithful to the
fundamental interests of Ijaw nation.Matters of Ijaw nationality are not things
we play politics with. This INC building would have been completed and put into
use much earlier. The building symbolises the battle ahead.”
Former President of INC,Prof. Kimse Okoko said the unveiling
of the state’s coat of arm and flag was a right thing in the right direction.
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