Despite the meeting between elders of the Niger
Delta region and President Muhammadu Buhari on
Tuesday, militant groups in the region have vowed
to continue bombing oil pipelines.
Governors, ministers, elders including Edwin Clark
and former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Victor
Attah, King Diete Spiff, had in the meeting with the
President presented a 16-point demand which they
believe would help restore peace in the troubled oil-
rich region.
However, militants in the region under the aegis of
Niger Delta Peoples Democratic Front and the
Concerned Militant Leaders, in separate statements
said they were not happy that no former militant
leader was among those chosen to be part of
representatives of the region in the meeting.
The militants therefore labelled the meeting a futile
exercise that will not put an end to the attacks on oil
facilities.
The groups’ leaders, General Ben and General
Playboy insisted that such a meeting without any
recognised former Niger Delta militant would not
protect the interest of the people of the region.
request
They said, “Pipeline bombing cannot stop because
the people going for the meeting do not know why
they are going there. It is not the first, second, or
third time and would not be the last. So, we cannot
be deceived or bamboozled by whatever tag is given
to the meeting.
“We insist on implementation of the report of the
National Conference and other reports on the
development of Niger Delta region. Anything short of
this is insincere and will not be accepted. For a
genuine peace, past reports of several commissions
on Niger Delta must be visited.”
General Playboy specifically added,
“Our elders and leaders are not helping matters at
all. They do not really know the plight of Niger Delta
people because they are wealthy, quite rich and do
not take issues about the region seriously”, the
groups lamented.
Delta region and President Muhammadu Buhari on
Tuesday, militant groups in the region have vowed
to continue bombing oil pipelines.
Governors, ministers, elders including Edwin Clark
and former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Victor
Attah, King Diete Spiff, had in the meeting with the
President presented a 16-point demand which they
believe would help restore peace in the troubled oil-
rich region.
However, militants in the region under the aegis of
Niger Delta Peoples Democratic Front and the
Concerned Militant Leaders, in separate statements
said they were not happy that no former militant
leader was among those chosen to be part of
representatives of the region in the meeting.
The militants therefore labelled the meeting a futile
exercise that will not put an end to the attacks on oil
facilities.
The groups’ leaders, General Ben and General
Playboy insisted that such a meeting without any
recognised former Niger Delta militant would not
protect the interest of the people of the region.
request
They said, “Pipeline bombing cannot stop because
the people going for the meeting do not know why
they are going there. It is not the first, second, or
third time and would not be the last. So, we cannot
be deceived or bamboozled by whatever tag is given
to the meeting.
“We insist on implementation of the report of the
National Conference and other reports on the
development of Niger Delta region. Anything short of
this is insincere and will not be accepted. For a
genuine peace, past reports of several commissions
on Niger Delta must be visited.”
General Playboy specifically added,
“Our elders and leaders are not helping matters at
all. They do not really know the plight of Niger Delta
people because they are wealthy, quite rich and do
not take issues about the region seriously”, the
groups lamented.
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