{"id":1316,"date":"2022-01-15T12:18:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T11:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes557122118.wordpress.com\/2022\/01\/15\/just-in-inc-spokesman-oyakemegbegha-congratulates-marshal-ogaree-tonlagha-on-nnpc-appointment-describes-it-as-most-appropriate\/"},"modified":"2022-01-15T12:18:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T11:18:31","slug":"just-in-inc-spokesman-oyakemegbegha-congratulates-marshal-ogaree-tonlagha-on-nnpc-appointment-describes-it-as-most-appropriate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2022\/01\/15\/just-in-inc-spokesman-oyakemegbegha-congratulates-marshal-ogaree-tonlagha-on-nnpc-appointment-describes-it-as-most-appropriate\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: INC Spokesman Oyakemegbegha Congratulates Marshal, Ogaree, Tonlagha On NNPC Appointment, Describes It As Most Appropriate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Coastal News <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"1278\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2022\/01\/10\/inc-spokesman-oyakemegbegha-reacts-over-remark-by-gov-wike-says-ijaws-will-not-be-distracted-in-the-struggle-for-niger-delta-emancipation\/img-20220110-wa0009-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img-20220110-wa0009-1.jpg?fit=1066%2C1066&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1066,1066\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG-20220110-WA0009.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img-20220110-wa0009-1.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img-20220110-wa0009-1.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img-20220110-wa0009-1.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img-20220110-wa0009-1.jpg?w=1066&amp;ssl=1 1066w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img-20220110-wa0009-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img-20220110-wa0009-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img-20220110-wa0009-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img-20220110-wa0009-1.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img-20220110-wa0009-1.jpg?resize=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Engr. Ezonebi Oyakemegbegha, Spokesman Ijaw National Congress. <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Publicity Secretary of the foremost socio-cultural organisation of the Ijaw nation, the Ijaw National Congress (INC) Engr. Oyakemeagbegha Ezonebi, has congratulated sons and daughter of Ijaw nation recently appointed into the reconstituted Board and Management of the NNPC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a congratulatory message personally signed by him, Ezonebi said the appointment of Barr. Constance Harry Marshal as Board member of the NNPC and Capt. Tonlagha Roland John, from Delta state, as Executive Commissioner, Health, Safety, Environment and Community of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission was most welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that the organisation was also happy about the appointment of Francis Alabo Ogaree from Rivers as Executive Director, Hydrocarbon Processing of the Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ezonebi noted that the appointments could not have been more appropriate considering the enormous contributions of the Niger Delta region and the people of the Ijaw nation to the Nigerian economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The INC spokesman called for more of such appointments and greater recognition of the strategic importance of the South-South region, nay Niger Delta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coastal News Publicity Secretary of the foremost socio-cultural organisation of the Ijaw nation, the Ijaw&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[154],"class_list":["post-1316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion","tag-engr-ezonebi-oyakemeagbegha"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img-20220110-wa0009-1-1.jpg?fit=1066%2C1066&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1150,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2021\/12\/07\/inc-delegation-led-by-national-spokesman-ezonebi-oyakemegbegha-visits-families-of-9-victims-of-auto-crash-in-bayelsa-sympathises-with-them\/","url_meta":{"origin":1316,"position":0},"title":"INC Delegation Led By National Spokesman, Ezonebi Oyakemegbegha Visits Families Of 9 Victims Of Auto-Crash In Bayelsa, Sympathises With Them","author":"Coastal Times","date":"December 7, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Coastal News \u00a0A Delegation of INC leadership led by its National Publicity Secretary, Engr. 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Ezonebi Oyakemegbegha, Spokesman Ijaw National Congress. The Publicity Secretary of the apex socio-cultural organisation of the Ijaw ethnic nationality, the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Engr Ezonebi Oyakemeagbegha, has reiterated the commitment of the body to sustaining the struggle for the emancipation of the Ijaws and Niger Delta\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Opinion&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Opinion","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/opinion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img-20220110-wa0009-1.jpg?fit=1066%2C1066&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img-20220110-wa0009-1.jpg?fit=1066%2C1066&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img-20220110-wa0009-1.jpg?fit=1066%2C1066&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img-20220110-wa0009-1.jpg?fit=1066%2C1066&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img-20220110-wa0009-1.jpg?fit=1066%2C1066&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1018,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2021\/11\/15\/just-in-inc-tackles-ijaw-mandate-group-over-statement-on-delta-2023-election-says-group-lacks-right-to-speak-for-ijaw-people\/","url_meta":{"origin":1316,"position":2},"title":"JUST IN: INC Tackles Ijaw Mandate Group Over Statement On Delta 2023 Election, Says Group Lacks Right To Speak For Ijaw People","author":"Coastal Times","date":"November 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Coastal News Engr. Ezonebi Oyakemegbegha The attention of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) has been drawn to an online media publication entitled: 'Ijaw Agitation For 2023 Governorship Not Feasible' credited to the Ijaw Mandate Group (IMG). 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