President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday pleaded with Niger Delta militants to soft pedal on the bombing and destruction of oil and gas installations.
He asked those close to the militants to prevail on them to take it easy in the interest of the nation. Buhari made the call during the breaking of fast with All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“I honestly don’t know how many factions the militants are in the Niger Delta compared to the Northeast where you have Boko Haram,” he said. “The technology being deployed by the militants to destroy oil installations is high tech.The way they can go on high sea and international waters and target oil installations is a national problem. It is affecting development.
“No insurance company will want to insure installations that will end up being blown up and no banks will want to finance such installations. “Those of you who have friends among the leadership or even the militants themselves should plead with them in the name of God Almighty to take it easy. “We need to stabilize to create employment. We need to stabilize the economy etc. I agonize over these things. “We are in a very difficult time, so we have to organize ourselves. Anybody that says he has any other country than Nigeria should go out and see.”
The President also said that the successful conduct of the APC primaries in Edo State has given him a new hope. He said that Ondo State is going to be watched very closely in order to ensure that the vote of the people count. The APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun welcomed the President back from his medical vacation abroad. He also expressed satisfaction with what the President has been able to achieve in a short time. He said: “Corruption is fighting back and change does not come easily.
The way we do things must change. Our prayer is for God to give you the courage, wisdom and strength to set the new standard for the country. Present at the dinner were former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, APC Deputy National Chairman (South),Dr. Segun Oni, Mr.Tony Momoh, Senator Osita Ozinaso, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal, former Minister of Labour, Hassan Lawal, former Speaker of House of Representative, Ghali Naaba, and former Bayelsa State governor Timipre Sylva. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Thank you baba. You shall stand gidiba, your enemy shall fall yakata. Nigeria shall be great again. Anybody can say anything but they will never say you are accumulating wealth for yourself, family or cronies. Thank GOD.
ReplyDeleteMumu, your president they cry u dey here dey tell am make him stand gidigbam. U no hear wetin him dey talk? The militants are unstoppable that u should help him beg them to stop and u are here talking non sense.
DeleteNo mind am. Instead wey him go follow dey beg, him dey yan like say him no understand situation wey dey ground
DeleteAnd the Realistic thing about these people fighting is that they Lack UNITY IN NATURE!!
DeleteAtiku Abubakar and Timiprey Silva were on ground, and they were talking about Corruption???...What an irony?...Well,as events are unfolding...
ReplyDeleteIt is niger delta oil. Get that and properly federalise. Nigeria is so wicked and unjust.
ReplyDeleteIt is Nigeria oil domiciled on Niger Delta. Please be guided. If the oil was in Sokoto am sure you will not call it sokoto oil.
DeleteIf the oil was in sokoto,this country would have divided since...although you know that sha..
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ReplyDeleteThank you our dear President Buhari and thank you again for appealing to the militant. I am appealing to you in the name of God almighty implement the 2014 National Conference. I promise you militancy in the Niger Delta will be reduced and in fact almost eliminated.
ReplyDeleteThank you our dear President Buhari and thank you again for appealing to the militant. I am appealing to you in the name of God almighty implement the 2014 National Conference. I promise you militancy in the Niger Delta will be reduced and in fact almost eliminated.
ReplyDeleteNow you have learnt, the 13billion and freezing of Tompolos account was your biggest error. Have u not lost more to destruction than the persecution geared towards Tompolo. You reduced Amnesty budget from 64 Billion to 19 billion despite several pleas now have you not lost more to destruction than what you would have paid them. You think the military can stop them. Better continue to beg them and hope the listen cos they have more arsenal than u can imagine. If Tompolo supplied Nigerian Navy Gunboats during the last administration then the boy now knows how to get access to international market for more sophisticated arms and worse, he has the capital to buy them. I rest my case, all is well.
ReplyDeleteCorruption fighting is good for the nation; but when will this translate to 'change'? Perhaps when a change guideline is made, instead of just discussing it in the blanket, it may favorably influence the actions of the militants.
ReplyDeleteAtiku for president running the show in APC and PDP.....Saraki, Ben Obi, Makarfi Ekweremadu all his stodges!!!
ReplyDeleteUneasy is the head that wears the crown. I don't support the bombings but it's good he is feeling the effects of "making the country ungovernable".
ReplyDeleteTaaaaa... Don't beg! For what? You need to crush them first naw! You never start. Oh? So you've understood their mood of operation and it's clear to you now and you beg? A WHOLE BUHARI? Kai shege!
ReplyDeleteYou blocked your ears to cries of the masses and their call to release nnamdi kalu and other political prisoners, you neglected judicial rulings to your own arbitrary rule,how then do you think they listen to you. Thank God you have come to realize that they can't be compared with boko haram and that they have high technology and sophisticated weapons to blow up pipelines even under your nose. Why not grant their demands and end this destructions.or do you think you are the only one that knows how to block his ears to the cry of the people
ReplyDeleteThis is the approach the president should have used from the start-negotiation, instead of the deployment of military to further heat up the situation. Previous governments saw the futility in military action in the Niger delta. I believe wit negotiation which the government seem to have started we would make better progress
ReplyDeleteThis is the approach the president should have used from the start-negotiation, instead of the deployment of military to further heat up the situation. Previous governments saw the futility in military action in the Niger delta. I believe wit negotiation which the government seem to have started we would make better progress
ReplyDeleteBuhari should learn from Cameron and resign.
ReplyDeleteU are good oh...but u are self-centered on ur appointment method unlike our formal President.may God help u that is my prayer for u. Nigeria is not an easy country
ReplyDelete"Whatever you sow you will reap"
ReplyDeleteMr President you once said that you will make the government ungovernable for a fellow man like you...
MR.CRUSH PRESIDENT,YOU HAVE NOT LEARN ANYTHING STILL.NOT EVEN FROM THE MOST RECENT BRITISH EXIST FROM EUROPE.PLEASE KEEP YOUR CROCODILE TEARS AND PLEADING TO YOURSELF AFTER KILLING INNOCENT BIAFRANS. WHY CAN'T YOU ADDRESS THE DEMAND OF THESE FREEDOM FIGHTERS.WHY ARE YOU RUNNING AWAY FROM IT?CAN YOU GIVE US ONE PROVE THAT BIAFRANS AND THE NORTHERNERS ARE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER FOR EVER.SAVE NIGERIANS THEIR LIVES AND CALL FOR BIAFRAN REFERENDUM .STOP GOING AFTER YOUR SELFISH AND WICKED MOTIVES AND INTERESTS.BUT IF YOU STILL DON'T WANT TO HEED TO THIS ADVICE,MORE AND MORE MILITANCY WILL KEEP COMING UP.WITH YOUR DISCRIMINATIVE WAY OF GOVERNANCE NIGERIA WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.JUST ADDRESS THE DEMAND OF THESE FREEDOM FIGHTERS.BIAFRA OR NOTHING !
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