An Ogbia son and senior comrade in the Ijaw Youth Congress has raised an alarm over threats on his life.
He wrote:
FURTHER THREAT TO MY LIFE
My attention has been drawn to threats by Udengs Eradiri former President of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide against my life and those of other members of my family, friends and associates.
The same Udengs Eradiri on the 23rd June, 2016 led a group of gunmen to attack me while I was on a Live Radio Interview at the Silverbird Rhythm Studio in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Thereafter, he connived with men of the Bayelsa State Police Command to arraign me in Court and I was tried for close to one year but was discharged when they knew that the case was against them.
The above all happened when we both served as members of the National Executive Council (NEC) of Ijaw Youth Council. Our three (3) years tenure expired in April, 2017 and we formally handed over power to the Barr. Pereotubo Oweilaemi Roland led 7th Republic of IYC after the successful National Unity Convention of IYC at Okochiri in Okrika. Despite everything Udengs Eradiri did to me, I forgave him when we left office because I felt they all happened while we were serving the Ijaw Nation.
But I am surprised that instead of Udengs Eradiri who feels that his life begins and end with IYC to face whatever issues he has in Court with the current Barr. Oweilaemi Roland Pereotubo led National Executive Council (NEC) of IYC, he is busy abusing and threatening my life even though i am not part of the current National Exco.
Let it be known that Udengs Eradiri has been emboldened because of the two previous attacks and attempts on my life simply because I never fought back even though I am also an Ijaw man with the courageous, brave and fearless Ijaw spirit. I am making this current threat known to members of the general public because he is boasting that like other times and incidents, he will do anything and go free because of his wealth. But let him know that even the mad man on the street has owners, relatives, friends and well wishers. But beyond that, I want him to know that I am ever ready to march him strength to strength and everything to the end because he is not more Ijaw than me in anyway.
Udengs Eradiri is supposed to cover his face in shame instead of the unnecessary pride and arrogance he is displaying today. How can a young man who made his seeming wealth through IYC be so arrogant to the extent that he now believes that he is greater than all Ijaw Elders and Leaders including former President Goodluck Jonathan, Pa E.K. Clark, Gov. Henry Seriake Dickson, Chief Joshua Fumudoh and other Ijaw leaders?
The world know that Udengs Eradiri never won his election as President of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide but he was harmonized into the then National Executive Council (NEC) after so much crisis. People died because of Udengs Eradiri’s ambition including Chief Tari Sekibo the then National President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC). Ijaw youths made unimaginable sacrifices for Udengs Eradiri all in the interest of peace only to be repaid with immeasurable and invaluable pains that he has inflicted on Ijaw people. Today, Ijaw youths are totally disunited because of the greed of only one man.
I want those who know Udengs Eradiri to tell him that he is not the master of the game that we all know and that he should not start a full war and battle he cannot sustain or end.
Most Senior Comrade Wisdom Oniekpar Ikuli
Immediate Past National Director of Mobilization & Chairman, Action Committee
Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide