{"id":894,"date":"2021-10-26T16:07:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes557122118.wordpress.com\/2021\/10\/26\/wetern-zone-iyc-secretary-olu-derimon-laments-neglect-of-ijaw-communities-by-edo-state-government\/"},"modified":"2021-10-26T16:07:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:07:07","slug":"wetern-zone-iyc-secretary-olu-derimon-laments-neglect-of-ijaw-communities-by-edo-state-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2021\/10\/26\/wetern-zone-iyc-secretary-olu-derimon-laments-neglect-of-ijaw-communities-by-edo-state-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Zone IYC Secretary, Olu Derimon Laments Neglect Of Ijaw Communities By Edo State Government"},"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=\"409\" data-attachment-id=\"892\" 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development of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He appealed to Governor Godwin Obaseki to, as a matter of urgency, correct the anomaly to give the people a sense of belonging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: Mangrovepen.ng<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coastal News Benin______Over two hundred Ijaw communities in three Local Government Areas of Edo 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