The federal government of Nigerian has been issued a serious
warning by the leadership and members of the militant group, popularly known as
the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) not to go into any form of negotiation with
selfish leaders in the oil rich region. This is because NDA in their warning
stated that the purported leaders of the area only represent their selfish
interest and not that of the region as whole.
According to the spokesperson of the NDA, named Col.
Rightman Hudson Opukurowari, stressed that any move the government makes to
enter into any kind of negotiation with the purported leaders of the region
would resisted with immediate effect by the people.
While speaking, Opukurowari stated: “Since we had agreed to
suspend bombing oil facilities and enter into genuine dialogue with the
government, the administration has not shown any seriousness in talking to the
right set of people to move the peace process forward.
“Two months after the ceasefire, it has become clear to the
world that this government has not been sincere and serious in meeting the
simple demands of the people to put in place a concrete plan of transforming
the landscape and giving us any sense of hope despite our critical contribution
to the commonwealth of the nation.
“From the way the government is going after we had suspended
bombings, it is clear to the world that the Federal Government is not ready to
make peace with us as earlier promised and we are under pressure to resume our
attacks. It is obvious that the Muhammadu Buhari administration has rather
chosen to be nonchalant to the dialogue and has deliberately decided to invite
only their political friends for a dinner in the name of dialogue, by their own
selective measures, thereby ignoring the chance for real peace and dialogue
with the appropriate persons and groups.
“The Government is trying to avoid a holistic approach to
addressing the real issues affecting us and finding solutions to them but merely
taking time off to engage those we see as “Niger Delta Vultures” sitting in
Abuja with their sponsors, taking credit for our genuine agitations.
“We have watched and observed that with the body language of
the President and the composition of the so-called dialogue group, no
meaningful solution will be proffered unless the government invites all
concerned and genuine individuals and groups for the purpose of finding a
lasting solution to the crisis in the region.
“We hereby warn that any action taken by the government to
provoke us to resume hostilities would be more brutal than before until we
enter the promised land.
“We are concerned because these same persons invited for the
scheduled dialogue have become Federal Government dialogue contractors and they
do not represent the interest of the generality of the people.”
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