Some agitating groups in the
Niger Delta region have insisted that the Yoruba and the Hausa/Fulani people
living in the region must leave by October 1.
The groups also replied President
Muhammadu Buhari’s position on the calls for restructuring, saying without it,
the nation would not remain united.
Their position is part of a
statement made available to journalists in Abuja signed by John Duku (Niger
Delta Watchdogs); Ekpo Ekpo (Niger Delta Volunteers ); Osarolor Nedam (Niger
Delta Warriors ); Henry Okon Etete (Niger Delta Peoples Fighters); Asukwo
Henshaw (Bakassi Freedom Fighters); Ibinabo Horsfall (Niger Delta Movement for
Justice ); Duke Emmanson (Niger Delta Fighters Network) and Inibeghe Adams
(Niger Delta Freedom Mandate).
According to them, “We wish to
thank all well – meaning Nigerians who threw their weight behind restructuring
and disassociated themselves from the President’s position on restructuring.
“We want to remind him (the
President) that without restructuring, there would be no united Nigeria.”
The agitators said they were
shocked to hear the President said the unity of Nigeria was not negotiable when
“indeed he did not believe in other Nigerians apart from those from the North.”
They added, “The Coalition of
Arewa Youths’ quit notice to Igbo was in collaboration with the Northern
elders, the President’s cabal and top security chiefs from the North. They were
properly consulted by the youths.
“Therefore, we maintain our
previous position that Northerners and Yorubas should vacate the Niger Delta
region before October 1, 2017, until justice is done.
“We can no longer tolerate this
injustice, marginalisation and being treated as slaves in our own land.
“We, therefore, demand that the
Northerners should return 70 per cent and Yorubas 15 per cent of their oil
blocks to the Niger Delta people for justice to prevail.”
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I beg, go & sit down. Too much of a thing is bad
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