NIGER DELTA TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY THIS YEAR

Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, will only shelve its plans to become an independent entity if the Federal government heed the call for restructuring of the country. Otherwise, the group reiterated its stance on Thursday that nothing will stop its declaration of independence of the Republic of Niger Delta by

October 1 this year. The group will only consider its plans if the Federal government heed the call for restructuring of the country.

Meanwhile in order to address the issue of renewed militancy in the Niger Delta, a meeting of all stakeholders form the six states therein has been called in Warri. Ijaw national leader, Chief Edwin Clark stated thus “We called this meeting to inform you that we leaders of the Niger Delta region are consulting to end this prevailing situation of renewed militancy. This is why stakeholders including governors, traditional rulers, legislators and leaders are meeting on 19 August, 2016, at the Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State. We are appealing to our youths to give peace a chance. The underdevelopment and marginalization of he region cannot be resolved with bombing and vandalization of oil facilities. Nigeria belongs to everybody. Buhari is the president of Nigeria and not of a particular ethnic group. We want peace in the Niger Delta.”