The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has dissolved the executive of the Itsekiri National Youths Council (INYC) over the alleged failure to adopt a new constitution.
Palace sources noted with concern that “the process of having an executive position in the INYC, for about 30 years, has been by selection of persons loyal to certain leaders.”
In a palace announcement at a well-attended Itsekiri Youths Assembly held in Warri on Monday, the Olu of Warri reportedly insisted on the dissolution of the INYC executive to pave the way for a constitution drafting committee and fresh elections into the body.
The announcement attributed the dissolution of the INYC executive to “the failure of the youth body to successfully adopt a new constitution and conduct an election to elect new executives at the National and chapter levels.”
“In the interim, the Palace has immediately appointed Presidents of the National Association of Itsekiri Graduates and National Association of Itsekiri Students (NAIS) as the core of a committee to draft a new constitution for INYC, with Chief Omolubi Newuwumi and Chief Wilson Olley working as Advisers”, the announcement stated.
It was gathered that the constitution drafting committee, which is likely to have more members, “has up to the end of January 2025 to conclude its assignment, for a new executive council of INYC to be elected”.
Also, the Warri monarch has reportedly declared that “nobody above age 40 should be operating as a youth in the Warri Kingdom”.
