Foremost Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark
The Chief Edwin Clark-led Pan Niger Delta Forum, which recently met with President Muhammadu Buhari, has called on the Federal Government to promptly constitute its dialogue team towards
urgently addressing hostility in the Niger Delta region.
Clark, who is the leader of the group, during a press briefing organised by the group in Warri, also condemned the recent attacks on oil installations despite ongoing peace process between the Federal Government and representatives of the region, saying those behind the attacks were enemies of the region and were doing everything possible to scuttle ongoing efforts to end the crisis in the region.
Other members of the group present at the briefing included former Police Affairs Minister, Broderick Bozimo and Chief David Ekuetafia.
Clark emphasised that no government sits by and watches its assets destroyed, noting that the recent blowing up of Trans-Forcados Pipeline operated by Nigerian Petroleum Development Company did not arise from grievance, but an act design to sabotage the present peace process.
He said, “We note with satisfaction that several armed agitators have accepted our intervention, and have, thus halted hostilities. We also note, with regrets that there are some newly emerging elements who have refused to join in the train of dialogue, and who are still embarking on nefarious activities of destruction of critical national assets entirely for their selfish interest.
“To this later group, we can only appeal to them to accept dialogue, and cease any further hostilities, for dialogue, which is a more profitable path to take.
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