More Trouble for President Buhari as Niger Delta Group Demand New State

Dokubo asserted that the only way to achieve lasting peace in the Niger Delta and all Biafra territories is the convocation a Sovereign National Conference (SNC) and a referendum supervised by the United Nations (UN). “Soon, they will seek amnesty, to satisfy the interest of their slave masters from the North; forgetting the people they claim to be fighting”.

As a result, the militants vowed to resume attacks against oil companies operating in the region and they urged oil unions to withdraw their members from rigs and platforms for their safety during the period.

In an exclusive interview with the Nigerian news site, the Vanguard on Saturday, the Avengers said that because President Muhammadu Buhari has ignored demands for legitimate dialogue with the militants and stakeholders on the Niger Delta question, “it would continue to encumber all avenues by him to export crude oil from the region”.

It insisted that it was Kachikwu’s dual roles that gave confidence to the people of the Niger Delta and facilitated the peace deals he negotiated on behalf of the government.

The position of the concerned elders and monarchs, under the aegis of Bayelsa Elders for Progress, Peace and Good Governance, led by their Coordinator, Chief Ayibatonye Goodnews, and ‎the Secretary, Chief Lucky Ebifaghe, is contained in an open letter to the President.

“We therefore hope that the Federal Government shall reach out to the Aaron Team Leader, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia, to signal government intention to commence the dialogue”.

Militant attacks have subsided in recent weeks.

The group accused General Boroh, who runs the government’s amnesty program, of falsely claiming to have relocated to the creeks of the region. “They met some fake militants and stakeholders and wasted scarce resources of the Federal Government on [a] jamboree”.