Boro's Day: IYC's Assistant Secretary, Obakiri Tasks Youth To Leave 'Old Order', Look Into Boro's Sacrifice

 

PRESS RELEASE

Prince Gabriel Obakiri Tasks Ijaw Youth, particularly from the Abua/Odual/Engenni & Ogbogolo LG Areas To Leave The 'Old Order', Look Into Boro's Sacrifice

Although it's been 52 years since Nigerian Soldier, Nationalist and Minority Right Activist, Major Isaac Jasper Adaka Boro left this world, it would seem the message he preached on February 23, 1966 is yet to be actualized - if at all we've been following his footsteps as he desired.

"Today is a great day, not only in our lives but also in the history of the Niger Delta. Perhaps, it will be the greatest day for a very long time. This is not because we are going to bring the heavens down, but because we are going to demonstrate to the world what and how we feel about oppression..."

It is on this premise that the Assistant Secretary to the Ijaw Youth Council Central Zonal Chairman, Prince Obakiri Gabriel Implores the youths of Niger Delta to tread the path of Adaka Boro who died in the struggle for Niger Delta's freedom on May 9, 1968 in Rivers State.

Although Prince isn't asking that the youths 'sacrifice their lives', he is saying we should abandone the 'old order' of violence, timidity, unpatriotism, hooliganism, embrace the 'new order' of intellectual dialogue, even as we mark this year's Boro Day, Sunday, May 16, 2021.

The energetic leader is calling on the youths of Abua/Odual/Engenni & Ogbogolo LG Areas to think of the Boro's Day as a moment for sober reflection and score themselves on the level at which they've been contributing in actualizing Boro's dream, as well as the IYC Central Zone Chairman's campaign.

"As we mark this year's Boro Day, I am calling on all youths to look into the sacrifices of Major Isaac Adaka Boro and endeavor to have a shift of mindset that aligns with the campaign of Comr. Clever Inodu. Change your mindset from the 'old order', and embrace the new order". Prince stated.

Accordingly, he tasked youths to strive to renew their mind so as to align with the 'new order', even as they take up the responsibility to ensure more participation from Government, NGOs, oil multi-nationals, traditional rulers and other stakeholders for the development of the region - which in his opinion is the one reason we're celebrating the Boro Day.