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IYC shifts national elections to July 17
The Electoral Committee of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) 2020, has postponed the much-awaited IYC’s national elections from July 10 and 11, 2020 to July 17 and 18, 2020.
Spokesperson for IYC Electoral Committee, Alhaji Abubakar Amaigo-Brown, made the development known to journalists in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, on Wednesday.
He said the change in date was after an extensive deliberation was necesitated by some challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
He also said the electoral body also acceded to complaints from several aspirants and stakeholders that the date be shifted to enable them to carry out their campaigns.
Amaigo-Brown said the committe held wide consultations with elders and other stakeholders of Ijaw nation to ensure that all the aspirants were given a level-playing field.
He said that the committee had concluded plans to ensure the conduct of a credible election at Oporoza in Delta State to produce a leadership that would reflect the votes of the delegates.
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