Militants |
THE Niger Delta Avengers NDA, Monday, agreed to dialogue
with the Federal Government, suspending its “Operation Red Economy”, which saw
the militant group almost crippling the oil industry since February when it
commenced bombing of oil and gas installations in the Niger Delta region.
According to the statement release
on its website, the group
insists that oil companies should not undertake any repair of pipeline, oil and
gas facilities that are damaged or attacked by its forces during the period of
“Operation Red Economy” until and/or after the dialogue.
Read statement below;
PRESS STATEMENT
The high command of
the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) is using this medium to restate that there are
no new items to put on the table for dialogue, we only want a genuine attitude
and conducive atmosphere that will make us commit to any proposed dialogue and
last peace talk. We want the federal government to commit members states of the
multi national Oil Corporations to commit independent mediators to this
proposed dialogue; we believed that it is only such environment that will
engender genuine dialogue that will be aimed at setting up a framework for
achieving the short, medium and long term demands of the Niger delta to
de-escalating this conflict and bring about a lasting peace.
The NDA high command
is restating our commitment to attack the interest of oil corporation and
international refineries operators that bring in vessels to the Niger delta
territory to buy our oil that every successive government have refused to used
and reapply the proceeds towards any development in the region since 1958. If
they refuse be heed to our advice will result to sinking of two their mother
vessel as an examples to others They should not undertake any repair of
pipeline, oil and gas facilities that is damaged or attacked by our forces
during this period of “Operation Red Economy” until and/or after the dialogue.
We are using medium to
warn and condemn the activities of all brands of social media agitators being
peddled around by some politicians to promote their criminal ways in affairs of
the Niger Delta. This genuine spirit behind our struggle for the Niger Delta
cannot be derailed on the basis of connivance
by politician, traditional
rulers, settled ex- agitators and criminals moving around to fill their
pockets.
The issues of the Niger delta are as old and
as new as the days of Pa. Dappa Biriye, Major Jasper Isaac Adaka Boro, to Ken
Saro Wiwa and the government of President Musa Yar’ Adua. We are warning this
government of President muhammadu Buhari, not to turn the essence of genuine
peace talk and dialogue to political jamboree that is prevailing now where all
manner of social media agitators and criminals have being sponsored by the job
seeking corrupt political class to safe faces before the government of the day.
Finally, if need be we
may review our earlier stance of not taking lives. We are going to redirect and
reactivate all our activities if the government, oil companies and their
services firms don’t heed to these modest warnings of not carrying out any
repairs works and suspend the buying of
crude oil from our region as we await the right atmosphere that will engender
genuine dialogue “ We Want a peace with Honour not a Peace of our time”
Thanks
Brig. Gen Mudoch Agbinibo
Spokesperson
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