Hundreds
of youths in Bayelsa State have staged a peaceful protest at the premises of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) alleging marginalization in the implementation of local content.
The youths, under the aegis of National Youth
Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Bayelsa State Chapter, stormed the NCDMB
headquarters building in Yenagoa early as 6:00am and barricaded its gate
locking out staff and visitors.
Over
12 police vans were stationed at the scene when the non-placard carrying youths
were seen chanting solidarity songs.
The
youths also had their breakfast at the premises of the Nigerian Content
Development and Monitoring Board carrying along plastic tables and
plastic chairs with several plastic cups, beverages, loaves of bread alongside
bags of sachets water were also kept under the tables.
Leader
of the NYCN in the state, Bright Igrubia, told Journalists in an interview that
“the board is not involving the locals in its projects and activities in the
state”.
Igrubia
threatened that they would go on hunger strike if the board failed to address
their plight.
However
there were no officials of the board to speak to journalists as they were said
to be operating from Abuja.
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