Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday warned Niger
Delta youths to shun violence and embrace peace for the development of the
region and the country at large.
Jonathan issued the warning when the executive members of
Movement for Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND),
paid him a visit in Yenagoa.
The former president cautioned them against restiveness in
the region but to support the economy of the nation through production of oil
and gas, NAN reports.
Jonathan noted that youths remain the focus of most
government development policies, saying that any attempt to cause violence
would work against their interests.
“The future belongs to the youths who are at the centre of
most developmental endeavours and policies of government; so, the diversion of
youthful energy towards violence is not desirable at all.
“The future of this country belongs to the young ones not
for those of us who have given our youthful years and are at the verge of
exiting the scene. The youths should resist every attempt to take to violence.
“Peace in the Niger Delta is very essential as any
disturbance in the Niger Delta affects the country because the region supports
the economy of the nation,’’ Jonathan said.
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