The Ijaw National Congress has told President Goodluck Ebelle Jonathan not to bother himself about contesting the 2011 Presidential election but to concentrate on the duties he was sworn-in to perform and "for which all progressive forces have prayed to God".
It also repeated the call for the convocation of a national conference of all ethnic nationalities to ventilate their views, hopes, fears and aspirations, stating, "only such a forum would enable the Nigerian nation truly appreciate the wide and diverse needs and bottled-up frustrations of various interests groups".
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