Niger Delta Defence group lists demands
– Niger Delta Defence demanded President Buhari to visit their five demands or face massive action
– One of the demands on the list is to immortalize the Niger Delta activists who died during the struggle for better life for the oil-rich region
– The group also blamed President Buhari for one-sided war against corruption
Niger Delta Defence group has listed fresh demands to the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement made available to the group said the government should as a matter of urgency visit the demands or face massive action which shall cripple the economy and bring it to a standstill.
1. All refineries and petrochemical companies must shut down their activities and leave the region immediately until the Federal government is ready to turn around the fortunes of our people.
2. The UNEP report implementation on Ogoniland must commence immediately.
3. No attempt must be made to resume oil exploration in Ogoniland until the UNEP report has been 100% implemented.
4. The Federal government must immortalize Ken Saro Wiwa and other Niger Delta agitators who were gruesomely killed.
5. The Niger Delta region must be allowed to control their resources. It further accused the incumbent administration of turning the fight against corruption into the fight against their perceived political opponents from the Niger Delta region.
The statement further reads: “The Ogoni cleanup which is still a scam by the Federal government is now been used by some selfish and political gladiators to gain popularity and score cheap political points. Even the five hundred thousand (500,000) empowerment program has now been programmed to favour only a particular political party. Today, instead of the Nigerian government to develop the region, they are now using most of our people to destabilize and set confusion in order to divide us to achieve their selfish aim.”
The Niger Delta Avengers, who came to the spotlight in February, has in recent months carried out many attacks on oil pipelines and facilities run by international companies, including Shell and U.S. firm Chevron. The attacks are partway responsible for a fall in Nigeria’s oil production of 800,000 barrels per day. Buhari was set to visit the region to launch the cleanup programme of Ogoni land. Meanwhile, he later cancelled his trip, reportedly over the assassination threats.
But later it was revealed that the trip was delayed due to the president’s health problems.
– One of the demands on the list is to immortalize the Niger Delta activists who died during the struggle for better life for the oil-rich region
– The group also blamed President Buhari for one-sided war against corruption
Niger Delta Defence group has listed fresh demands to the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement made available to the group said the government should as a matter of urgency visit the demands or face massive action which shall cripple the economy and bring it to a standstill.
1. All refineries and petrochemical companies must shut down their activities and leave the region immediately until the Federal government is ready to turn around the fortunes of our people.
2. The UNEP report implementation on Ogoniland must commence immediately.
3. No attempt must be made to resume oil exploration in Ogoniland until the UNEP report has been 100% implemented.
4. The Federal government must immortalize Ken Saro Wiwa and other Niger Delta agitators who were gruesomely killed.
5. The Niger Delta region must be allowed to control their resources. It further accused the incumbent administration of turning the fight against corruption into the fight against their perceived political opponents from the Niger Delta region.
The statement further reads: “The Ogoni cleanup which is still a scam by the Federal government is now been used by some selfish and political gladiators to gain popularity and score cheap political points. Even the five hundred thousand (500,000) empowerment program has now been programmed to favour only a particular political party. Today, instead of the Nigerian government to develop the region, they are now using most of our people to destabilize and set confusion in order to divide us to achieve their selfish aim.”
The Niger Delta Avengers, who came to the spotlight in February, has in recent months carried out many attacks on oil pipelines and facilities run by international companies, including Shell and U.S. firm Chevron. The attacks are partway responsible for a fall in Nigeria’s oil production of 800,000 barrels per day. Buhari was set to visit the region to launch the cleanup programme of Ogoni land. Meanwhile, he later cancelled his trip, reportedly over the assassination threats.
But later it was revealed that the trip was delayed due to the president’s health problems.
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