U.S City Proclaims Ijaw Day As Diasporans Honour Jonathan, Diri, Fubara, Clark, Others
The City of Houston in Texas, United States of America, has proclaimed July 5 as Ijaw Convention Day.
The proclamation signed by the city’s Mayor, John Whitmire, was presented to the Ijaw National Congress of the Americas (INC-A) on Saturday during the award night and unveiling of the Ijaw Cultural and Heritage Centre as part of activities of its three-day second Ijaw Global Convention with the theme: “Effective Leadership in Ijaw Nation,” held at the Marriott Hotel in Westchase.
The document was received by the Governor-General of the Ijaw nation and Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, represented by his Chief of Staff, Dr. Peter Akpe, alongside the INC President, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, and the INC-A Chairman, Mr. Ken Anga.
Mr. Whitmire described the Ijaw community in H...