Otuaro eulogises late activist
The leadership of the Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has said that 58 years after the death of Boro, the region still bleeds for justice.
 
Speaking at the sideline of the 58th Year Commemoration of Boro’s Day, in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, National President of MOSIEND, Amb. Kennedy Tonjo West, said 58 years after his prophetic declaration, the injustices and dissatisfaction he identified remain substantially unresolved.
 
West reiterated that the structural imbalance in resource ownership, weak fiscal federalism, environmental degradation, political exclusion, and the persistent implementation of policies perceived as anti-oil-producing communities continue to validate Boro’s concerns.
 
He said: “This historic 58th commemoration of Boro’s Day reflects on the enduring legacy of Isaac Jasper Adaka Boro, a visionary son of the Niger Delta whose struggle transcended ethnic identity and spoke to the collective aspirations of all minority nationalities of the region.
 
“Though of Ijaw heritage, Boro’s agitation was never for the Ijaw alone. His revolutionary call was for the emancipation, dignity, justice, and equitable treatment of all oppressed minorities of the Niger Delta.

Meanwhile, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Brutu Otuaro, has paid tribute to the late Isaac Adaka Boro on the occasion of the 2026 Boro Day celebration.
 
Dr Otuaro described Boro as the hero of the Niger Delta struggle, stressing that the Ijaw-Kaiama-born activist was a man of foresight and vision.
 
He said that Boro dedicated his life to the struggle for justice, fairness, and equity for the people of the Niger Delta, while seeking an egalitarian Nigeria.

Otuaro noted that Boro’s life was marked by selflessness, sacrifice, and a legacy of service for the common good of the Ijaw and Niger Delta people.
 
According to him, Boro’s pathfinding role became a strong foundation for sustained solidarity and advocacy for better living conditions for the region’s people.