After several months of several military threats to extinct
the people of the oil and gas rich Niger Delta as a result of the various agitations
which resulted to the emergence of different militia groups. The Buhari led
federal government has now decided saw reasons why the carrot approach should
be applied as was done by the late Yar’Adua/Jonathan regime.
Thus, the president has scheduled to hold a crucial meeting
the leaders of the region, by October 31. During the meeting, the Pan Niger
Delta Forum, PNDF, which is a merger of royal father, leaders, groups and
stakeholders of the oil rich region was originally scheduled for October 29 but
was later rescheduled to October 31 because the first date was Saturday.
The said change in date was established by both the leader
of PNDF, former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark and
Secretary of the Central Working Committee of PNDF, Mr. Ledum Mitee.
According to him, “It was actually a suggestion that the
meeting could hold about that date, but having found out that 29 is a Saturday,
you know it is not possible to drag the President for such a meeting on that
day, the better day is Monday, October 31, so that is date.”
Though Clark had earlier opposed the initial meeting of the
Federal Government with Interested party from the oil region, saying it was
“contrary to the expectations of well-meaning people.”
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