Tony Uranta, UNDEDSS Executive Secretary, in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos said that the Niger-Delta had not taken position on the ongoing agitations by various emancipation groups.
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The two organisations stated this at a special webinar meeting, organised on Monday in Lagos, to mark to mark the 93rd birthday of the PANDEF Leader, Chief Edwin Clark.
Bashorun Ogieh said Chief Clark, who is celebrating his 93rd birthday, is an avowed advocate of equal rights, defender of justice and fairness.
The group said this on Sunday at a press conference in Abuja
The group, led by Chief Edwin Clark, made this known when the delegation visited the Senate leadership
The leaders stated this at a mega rally organised by the Pan Niger Delta Forum in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, where they jointly announced their resolve to work together for the realisation of the goal.
The meeting, which focused on the state of insecurity, especially the breakdown of law and order in some areas and the escalating tension in the oil-rich region, was sequel to a recent threat by the Niger Delta Avengers to resume attacks on oil installations in the region
In the statement signed by the group’s spokesman, Murdoch Agbinibo, the NDA said Operation Red Economy, which it had declared following the intervention of the Chief Edwin Clark-led Pan Niger Delta Forum, was officially over
Known for his blunt posture on issues affecting the party, Tukur stated that Daniel possesses the qualities the party requires at this material time
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Dokpesi, on Friday night, visited Chief Edwin Clark, the Ijaw leader; former Niger Governor, Babangida Aliyu; and former FCT minister, Ibrahim Bunu, at their residences in Abuja.
The elder statesman, while commending the inauguration of the committee led by Governor Aminu Tàmbuwa of Sokoto State to collate views from the North on agitation for restructuring, said considering the 2014 conference report was necessary.
Known for his blunt posture on issues affecting the party, Tukur stated that Daniel possesses the qualities of the kind of leadership the party requires at this material time, when it needed to be positioned to take its pride of place in the country
He said that reports making the rounds on the rift were meant to cause disaffection between the two and to create tension in Bayelsa.
It noted that the application of high-handed tactics, threats and use of force against defenceless civilians embarking on meaningful cause had never worked in Nigeria or anywhere in the world.
The meeting, presided over by the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), was attended by the Ministers of the Environment, Niger Delta Development Affairs, State for Petroleum and the Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba
The leaders admonished the Federal Government to immediately disarm all herdsmen in the country and bring an end to the terror unleashed on farmers by the nomads
The inauguration ceremony was performed at Kaiama, Kolokumo/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State
The Ijaw youth elders insisted that the legally recognized and generally acceptable President of the Ijaw Youth Council worldwide is Eric Omare
The High Command of the NDA is only reacting to government’s deliberate attempts to undermine the process to dialogue and negotiations
The Summit was scheduled for September 26 and 27 in Abuja