Two Days to the expiration of the 14 Day Ultimatum given to the Federal Government by the Niger Delta Avengers to fulfil their demands or Vacate the region, the Minister for Information and Culture with the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, Monday, said the Federal Government is considering opening a robust dialogue with the Niger-Delta militants on the need to stop militancy in the oil rich region.
Recall that President Buhari had boasted that he will crush the militants. He restated his resolve to deal
with those involved in blowing up oil installations in the Niger Delta region, assuring that such persons and their sponsors will be punished. He also disclosed that he had ordered service chiefs to get the
perpetrators.he President who spoke on the sideline of his London meeting, said:
“What I know is that I was elected by the whole country and the least I can do is to keep the country together somehow. I assure you we will develop the capacity to do it.
“If you can recall, I appointed a retired Brigadier General (Boroh). When I give people assignment, I develop terms of reference for them and I allow them to do their work. I understand the problem.
“I spoke with the Chief of Naval Staff and other service chiefs to work with him and help him to make sure that those who are blowing the installations, sabotaging investments in Nigeria, we will
deal with them eventually.”
owever, two days to the expiration of the ultimatum, the FG has changed its position and has opted for dialogue against military action and confrontation with the militants. The duo (Kachikwu and Mohammed) who spoke at an interactive session with a coalition of civil societies in Lagos, chaired by Dr. Moses Ilo, founder of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, stressed that nefarious activities of militants is currently sabotaging efforts being made by the government to revamp the nation’s economy.
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