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Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Militant groups declare truce in Niger Delta

Four militant groups in the Niger Delta region: the Coalition of Niger Delta Militant Groups yesterday expressed readiness to dialogue with the Federal Government for peace to return to the oil-rich region.





The group took the decision at the end of a meeting attended by the leader of Niger Delta Watchdogs, General John Duku, leader of Niger Delta Volunteers, General Ekpo Ekpo, Leader of Niger Delta Peoples Fighters, Commander Henry Okon Etete and Commander Asukwo Henshaw, spokesperson for Bakassi Freedom Fighters (BFF).


According to the statement released by the group, which reads in part: “No country, region or organisation achieves peace through hostility. Peace is always realised through dialogue.”
The group stated that they had no personal grudges against President Muhammadu Buhari and his government, hence promised to work together with the President to make Nigeria a better place.


They also expressed the belief that their embrace of move would facilitate the healing of the country’s ailing economy. The militants hailed the President for calling for Niger Delta militants to dialogue with the Federal Government during a visit to the Christian Association of Nigeria on the Christmas Day in Abuja.
Meanwhile, many interest groups, stakeholders and economists have expressed optimism over the move by the president and the willingness by the agitators to embrace peace.


Speaking with The Guardian, an elder statesman in the region, Sylvester Iheme expressed happiness, saying though the step taken was coming late, considering that severe damage had been done to the economy and the environment.


Iheme however, urged the both parties to ensure total sincerity, honesty on their promises, expressing hope that the move would speedily turn the pathetic situations of Nigerians around.
An economist, Mr. Fred Akpan, said the move would restore confidence of investors in the region and thereby creating job opportunities, as well boost the economy.


An environmentalist, Mrs. Ihenachor Franka expressed regrets that the activities of the militants and other groups had caused serious damage to the environment, citing the recent cases where black carbon emissions were experienced in virtually all homes, offices in Rivers State.
Ihenachor told The Guardian that the dialogue between both parties would bring sanity to the environment.

from Guardian

15 comments:

  1. Na today?
    When the bribe given to them finish, dem go start again msheww

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  2. Nice....peace is the answer

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  3. They for continue naa!
    Illiterates!

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  4. God have mercy oooo... Money issue is turning people to something else in this country.





    Mc pinky

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  5. Something keeps telling me that ... BUHARI IS GOING TO BE A GREAT PRESIDENT.. AM VERY SURE OF THAT.. LET US ALL EMBRACE THE HARDSHP, NOTHING GOOD COMES EASY.. BELIEVE AND TRUST IN GOD.. BE HARDWORKING

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  6. I can't laugh alone πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚
    A man and his wife were in court to have a Divorce.
    The problem in contention was ....who should have the possession of the child.??
    The man or the woman?
    The woman jumped up and said... "My Lord, I am the mother of the child, I brought her into this world, with pain and labour.... alone".
    The judge then turned to the man and gave him the chance to defend himself and the man said ..
    "My lord ..I have a question, ....when you insert your ATM card into the ATM machine and the money comes out does the money belong to you or the machine....."? πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€
    😳 πŸ€”πŸ™„Court adjourned.




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    Mc pinky

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  7. #Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder*

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  8. Greedy people, Are they tired of destroying their own land?..Even though they felt shortchanged, Is it by blowing up pipelines that the problem will be addressed..Mtcheew.

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  9. Greedy people, Are they tired of destroying their own land?..Even though they felt shortchanged, Is it by blowing up pipelines that the problems will be addressed..Mtcheew.

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  10. Hunger don dey show them pepper!

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  11. F*"%king Savages

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