FORMER
leaders of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, have
asked the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, and other militant groups to stop attacks
on oil pipelines in the region and dialogue with the Federal Government.
The ex-MEND leaders, under the aegis of Leadership, Peace and Cultural
Development Initiative LPCDI, said the attacks by the militant groups, who
claim to be correcting some anomalies, have negatives effects on the troubled
region. National President of LPCDI, led by Reuben Wilson, aka General Pastor,
announced that though they had openly condemned the actions of the Niger Delta
Avengers, “We appeal to them to give peace a chance. We are standing on the
side of peace and will always do because of the greater interest of the entire
Niger Delta region.” “If you take an honest look at the actions of the NDA, you
will see that the bombing of pipeline and other vices will have a lasting
negative effect on our fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters and even
children in the communities, who will not have a source of livelihood if the
whole area is polluted. “We also do not want soldiers to invade our communities
like they did in Bornu State and rendered thousands homeless. Rather we advise
them to channel their grievances through the right method instead of destroying
their own land and heritage to make their point. “We appeal to the members of
the Niger Delta Avengers and any other groups involved in the recent
destructions of oil facilities in the Niger Delta region to re-consider their
activities and yield to the call from the Presidency for a dialogue as a mean
of finding lasting solutions to their grievances.
No comments:
Post a Comment