Read what ekiti state governor Fayose said about Niger delta crisis
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Governor Fayose commented on the issue
of incessant bombings of oil facilities on
Saturday, May 28.
The leader of Ekiti state urged the federal
government to use dialogue, not force, in
order to solve the crisis in the Niger Delta
region.
Fayose expressed confidence that use of
soft power will lead to resolution of the
problem.
He further warned that damage suffered
by the oil facilities in Delta and Bayelsa
would hamper the flow of revenue for the
Nigeria’s economy.
“The federal government should use
dialogue to resolve the Niger Delta issue
and stem the tide of incessant bombing of
oil facilities that is impending the flow of
revenue to the nation’s coffers,”
Fayose said.
In a similar vein, the Bayelsa state
government did not rule out the
possibilities for dialogue , but insisted in
strong words that the bombings must end
immediately.
It is unlikely that the government
would be mild to ‘Niger Delta Avengers’, a
new group of armed militants who have
been especially active in the last three
days, since May 26.
At about 2am on Saturday, May 28, dozens
of soldiers invaded Tompolo’s birthplace
in Delta state, initiated mass arrests while
searching for ‘avengers’. The action is
connected to the latest bombing and new
threats issued by the NDA.
Sovereignty is on the list of militants’
demands, based on information available
on their Twitter handle:
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