{"id":5143,"date":"2025-12-09T15:02:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/12\/09\/just-in-ijaw-youths-council-condemns-house-of-reps-72hours-ultimatum-to-otuaro-charges-house-to-focus-on-security-challenges-in-the-country\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:02:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:02:42","slug":"just-in-ijaw-youths-council-condemns-house-of-reps-72hours-ultimatum-to-otuaro-charges-house-to-focus-on-security-challenges-in-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/12\/09\/just-in-ijaw-youths-council-condemns-house-of-reps-72hours-ultimatum-to-otuaro-charges-house-to-focus-on-security-challenges-in-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: Ijaw Youths Council Condemns House Of Reps 72Hours Ultimatum To Otuaro, Charges House To Focus On Security Challenges In The Country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Esther David<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide fired a blasting press statement on Tuesday, condemning the House of Representatives\u2019 72\u2011hour ultimatum to Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) administrator High Chief Dennis Otuaro, PhD. The legislators have threatened an arrest warrant if Otuaro fails to appear before the Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday, a move the IYC describes as \u201can unnecessary distraction that threatens the ongoing peace\u2011building and development efforts in the Niger Delta.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement signed by Ambassador (Dr) Binebai Yerin Princewill, spokesperson for IYC Worldwide, the group praised Otuaro\u2019s record since taking the helm in March\u202f2024. \u201cDr\u202fOtuaro has demonstrated commendable dedication to constant stakeholder engagement, prompt payment of stipends to beneficiaries, massive deployment of students on both international and national scholarships, and robust vocational\u2011training programmes that underpin the region\u2019s stability,\u201d Princewill said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IYC reminded the National Assembly that Nigeria is grappling with severe insecurity, rampant inflation and widespread hardship. \u201cOur people are dying from banditry, kidnapping and economic distress. Rather than deploying parliamentary resources to pursue a single public official, the House should redirect its energy toward addressing the root causes of unrest, enhancing security infrastructure, and delivering tangible economic relief to Nigerians,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The council also highlighted that the alleged financial discrepancies cited in the Auditor\u2011General\u2019s 2021 report pre\u2011date Otuaro\u2019s appointment and are already being examined through proper channels. \u201cThe PAP administration has pledged full cooperation with the audit process,\u201d Princewill noted, warning that criminalising the programme\u2019s leadership without due process could erode public trust and reignite tensions in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IYC\u2019s call to action is threefold: rescind the 72\u2011hour ultimatum and withdraw the arrest threat; engage constructively with PAP leadership to resolve audit queries transparently; and prioritise legislative measures that tackle the nation\u2019s security challenges and economic hardships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group\u2019s stance echoes earlier criticism from the Ijaw Youths Network, which faulted the House of Representatives for \u201cdragging Otuaro to answer questions on alleged breaches that predated his appointment\u201d\u202f \u00b9. The network argued that the committee\u2019s insistence on an arrest warrant is \u201ccurious and unnecessary.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Esther David The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide fired a blasting press statement on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5142,"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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13],"tags":[1670,1669],"class_list":["post-5143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-charges-house-to-focus-on-security-challenges-in-the-country","tag-just-in-ijaw-youths-council-condemns-house-of-reps-72hours-ultimatum-to-otuaro"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5634.jpg?fit=688%2C719&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3197,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/10\/23\/pap-ijaw-youths-council-applauds-otuaro-for-repositioning-amnesty-programme-requests-additional-funding-from-president-tinubu\/","url_meta":{"origin":5143,"position":0},"title":"PAP: Ijaw Youths Council Applauds Otuaro For Repositioning Amnesty Programme, Requests Additional Funding From President Tinubu","author":"Freeborn Abraye","date":"October 23, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"By Freeborn Abraye Ijaw youths under the auspices of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) have called on the Federal Government to approve more funds for the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) to enable it perform optimally for sustainable peace of the Niger Delta. 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