Protesters against Otuaro are urchins – IYN 

The Ijaw Youths Network (IYN) Thursday said those who blocked the National Assembly on Wednesday to protest against the Presidential Amnesty Programme Administrator, Dr. Kingsley Otuaro, are street urchins assembled by desperate and corrupt persons.

On Wednesday, a group under the aegis of the Niger Delta Liberators and Ex-Agitators Forum (NDLEF) stormed the National Assembly to protest against the PAP administration, calling for his sack.

In a statement issued by the president and the secretary of IYN, Frank Ebikabo and Federal Ebiaridor, the IYN said the protest against Otuaro was borne out of the refusal of the PAP boss to yield to overtures to engage in fraudulent deals.  

“We call on His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to disregard the Niger Delta Liberators and Ex-Agitators Forum. If the president checks their activities properly, he would see how hollow their allegations sound.

“Otuaro will not succumb to cheap blackmail. Their lies fly in the face of cogent reforms being carried out by Otuaro. Nigerians are wise enough to see through the nefarious antics of these serial blackmailers whose lives are clearly visible to the discerning mind.

 “To convince the public about their sponsored protest on Wednesday, the NDLEF hired young urchins, bought them new shirts and trousers and slippers to make them appear neat during the protest,” the IYN said.