Niger Delta stakeholders meeting with Buhari

Niger Delta stakeholders meeting with Buhari will not stop attack on oil facilities – Militants

Two Niger Delta militant groups has in a recent statements said that yesterday’s meeting between the Niger Delta stakeholders and President Muhammadu Buhari will not end their attacks on oil facilities.

According to them, none of the delegates who attended the meeting understands or even know what the Niger Delta people are suffering

The militants noted that at least a former militant leader should have been part of the representative from the region in the meeting with Buhari.

General Ben, the leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Democratic Front and General Playboy, the leader of the Concerned Militant Leaders, noted that yesterday’s meeting would not protect the interest of the Niger Delta people

“Pipeline bombing cannot stop because the people going for the meeting do not know why they are going there. It is not the first, second, or third time and would not be the last. So, we cannot be deceived or bamboozled by whatever tag is given to the meeting.

“We insist on implementation of the report of the National Conference and other reports on the development of Niger Delta region. Anything short of this is insincere and will not be accepted. For a genuine peace, past reports of several commissions on Niger Delta must be visited,” they said.

General Playboy noted with due respect to the leaders and elders of the region, that they were not needed at the meeting with President Buhari because they are not helping.

“Our elders and leaders are not helping matters at all. They do not really know the plight of Niger Delta people because they are wealthy, quite rich and do not take issues about the region seriously.

“They do not know the common people in the region because they are not based in Niger Delta and cannot show holistic commitment to our struggle. Our elders represent themselves, and not the people in the rural areas.

“We don’t need people who will play politics with the genuine struggle of Niger Delta people. We don’t want people, who are not agitators. The real agitators are people like Alhaji Asari Dokubo, High Chief Government Tompolo, Egberipapa, General Africa, General Joshua and many others.

“These are the kind of people that can negotiate for our people. They know the plights of the Niger Delta people because they live in the same environment with them. They are not based abroad. They come down to the communities to know the feelings of the people. Such people should represent us.”