President of the Ijaw Youths Council, IYC, Mr Jonathan Lokpobiri on Thursday led some leaders and members of the council on a solidarity walk in Port Harcourt as part of activities to mark the 56 years anniversary of the late Major Isaac Adaka Boro, who died in the course of the struggle for freedom for the Ijaw Nation.
The solidarity walk took the IYC to the seat of power in the state, where the governor, Sim Fubara received and addressed them.
Lokpobiri, while speaking at the Government House made reference to recent happenings in the state and noted that the gods of Ijaw people were at work and warned all those detracting Fubara to retrace their steps and allow the governor to discharge his duties to Rivers people.
He commended Fubara for his courage, bravery and commitment to good governance, insisting that his struggle and triumph resonates with the hope of all Ijaw people.
In response, Fubara, has acknowledged the assurances of brotherly support from the IYC and urged Ijaw Nation to key into the on-going celebration of the liberation the state was enjoying now. He said Ijaw people had since been liberated from the hands of the man that held them hostage.
He said: “Because he(Isaac Boro) stood for that unique thing, even after his death, we still celebrate him because he was a liberator. Every Rivers man, it doesn’t matter whether you are Ijaw or upland, the most important thing is that every genuine Rivers man must be a liberator.
“And I’m happy that you have come here today. I have also received you because we have one common purpose: to liberate our dear State. We are not going back on that. I am happy that you’ve told me this morning that when I call on you, you will respond. But there is nothing to call on you for. Because we have already defeated them.
“By the special grace of God, what they thought that they would have done to us while we were celebrating our one year in office, they are the ones sleeping with their two eyes open. It shows that we have the Ijaw blood. And what is that blood: it is the blood of action; less talk, more action.”
He appealed to Ijaw youths to conduct themselves peacefully as they celebrate the Major Isaac Adaka Boro Day, and also be good ambassadors of the entire Ijaw Nation, emphasizing that it should be done in the same spirit that had enveloped the State now celebrating victory over his political detractors.
The governor promised to support the IYC Eastern Zone to have a befitting Secretariat in Rivers State.
On his part, Chairman of IYC, Eastern Zone, Mr Tamuno Kpokpo, clarified that their visit was not to signify an ethnic war but to lend support in protection of the interest and continuous development of Rivers State.
 Kpokpo said IYC will stand to resist anybody or group of persons anywhere who dare to cause any distraction of governance anymore in the state, and appealed that the Governor be allowed to govern the State peacefully.
