The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has reaffirmed commitment to the unity and development of the Ijaw nation, Niger Delta and Nigeria at large.

The IYC made this commitment during a briefing on Monday in Warri, Delta State, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Dr. Dennis Otuaro’s leadership at the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) and the sterling groundbreaking records of the Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL).

In a statement in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, after the conference, the national spokesman for the IYC, Amb. Binebai Yerin Princewill, said in the face of baseless accusations and malicious attempts to tarnish the reputations of their esteemed leaders, they stood united and resolute. 

Princewill said the IYC would not be swayed by the petty machinations of those who seek to divide them.

The spokesman stated: “Our leaders, Chief (Dr.) Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo), Chairman of TSSNL, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, Administrator of PAP, Engr. Mathew Tonlagha, Vice Chairman of TSSNL and Engr. Kestin Pondi, MD of TSSNL, have demonstrated unwavering dedication to the Ijaw cause, the Niger Delta struggle for liberation, and the sustainability of peace in the Nigerian state.

“Their tireless efforts have propelled our nation forward, paving the way for a brighter future.”

He said it was evident that since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu engaged the services of Tantita Security Services, the best private security firm in Nigeria and beyond, illegal oil theft was gradually becoming a thing of the past. 

Princewill said from the records of Tantita, the company met a dwindling oil revenue and had surpassed 2 million oil barrels per day as of February 2025, noting that the achievement was made possible through collaboration with NNPCL and Nigerian security agencies.