Militants and ex-militants in the
Niger Delta region have endorsed the reelection bid of President Muhammadu
Buhari.
They announced this at the end of
a workshop in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital, on Wednesday.
The militants said they believe
that the interest of the region would be well served under Buhari.
“The Niger Delta is the most
important region of Nigeria and also produces over 2 million barrels of oil
daily which is the economic bedrock of the country which therefore makes peace
a pre-requisite for that sustainable development of the Niger Delta and Nigeria
as a whole,” they said in a statement issued after the meeting.
“Participants agreed and that the
overall interest of the Niger Delta should be the guarding principle of all
political considerations in the run-up to the 2019 presidential elections.
“Participants observed that since
politics is a game of interest, and having realised that the interest of the
Niger Delta would be better served by the incumbent president of Nigeria,
Muhammadu Buhari.
“Participants also considered
other presidential candidates in the 2019 presidential elections and
unanimously endorsed Muhammadu Buhari in the February 16, presidential
elections and urged all leaders and ex-agitators to vote en-mass for him.
“Participants also agreed and
resolved to pursue peace during and after the elections and also assist all
relevant security agencies to achieve and maintain peace in the region.”
Ebikabowei Ben, a militant leader
better known as Boyloaf, was nominated to engage directly with Buhari after the
elections “with a view of pursing the collective interest of all ex-agitators
and the Niger Delta as a whole”.
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