Nigeria: 2011 Polls - Ijaw National Congress Tells Jonathan to Concentrate on Governance

10 May 2010

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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