The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has described Prof. T.J.T Princewill, the late King and former member of the Council of Ijaw Traditional Rulers and Elders (CITRE), as a Rare Gem and an inspiration to countless many.

President of INC Worldwide, Prof. Benjamin Ogale Okaba, who was represented by the Chairman of Eastern Zone of INC, His Royal Majesty, King NLA Iraron, Ede Obolo II, showered the encomiums when he led a five-man delegation on the condolence visit to the residence of Prince Tonye Princewill. He lauded their host for setting up a high-powered Pan Ijaw Central Burial Committee to oversee the burial arrangements of the late Kalabari-Ijaw Monarch.

The delegation however frowned at the non-inclusion of INC Worldwide in the burial committee and expressed readiness to participate with the inclusion of some INC members in the burial committee by the Prince.

It further Informed the Prince that his father, the late King, was not just a father but a pioneer pillar of INC and a father to many Ijaw sons and daughters, adding that it is the responsibility of INC Worldwide to fully participate in the burial process of the Ijaw Monarch.

In his response, the chief mourner and Prince of Kalabari Kingdom and Niger Delta, Tonye Princewill, thanked INC Worldwide for finding time to pay this epochal condolence visit to him and by extension the entire Kalabari people.

He announced the burial dates as November 29 and 30, 2023, asking INC to send in three names which would be formally included in the burial committee.

The Prince further asked the INC to continue to pursue people centered policies focused on lifting Ijaw people and others up in society. He said this is what the King would have wanted and that their formal participation would bring him joy. The Prince said that the rest of the burial activities will soon be published by the Central Working Committee and encouraged each one to tell one.

Other members of the delegation were; the 1^st Vice President of INC Worldwide, Mr. Atamuno Atamuno, Engr Onengiye-ofori H. Fenibo, Organizing Secretary, INC Worldwide, Amb. Sowari M. Hart, Vice Chairman, INC Eastern Zone, Somina Wokoma President General, Ijaw Wari Worldwide.

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