The Movement for the Emancipation of the
Niger Delta (MEND) on Monday, announced a seven-member team, led by Mr
Odein Ajumogobia, a former Minister of Petroleum, to dialogue with the
Federal Government.
Jomo Gbomo, MEND`s Spokesman, said in an
online statement on Monday that other members of the group, tagged, “
Aaron Team 2”, are Bismark Rewane (Delta) and Chief Florence Ita-Giwa
(Cross River).
The rest are Timipa Jenkins Okponipere
(Bayelsa), Ibanga Isine (Akwa Ibom), Ledum Mitee (Rivers) and Lawson
Omokhodion (Edo ).Gbomo said other members of the team would be made
public in due course after consultations with relevant stakeholders.
He said the team was made up of
patriotic and selfless men and women with good track records and
character drawn from different parts of the Niger Delta region.
Gbomo also said the team would dialogue
with the Federal Government on the immediate, medium and long-term
future of the Niger Delta region.
He said members had already agreed to serve on behalf of the Niger Delta Region.
He recalled that MEND on May 30, 2014,
declared a ceasefire on attacks against the nation`s key economic and
strategic interests.
The spokesman said the group took the decision in response to former President Goodluck Jonathan`s Democracy Day speech.
Our message to the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) is simple: The Niger Delta struggle is beyond attacks on oil installations.
If indeed your cause is to avenge the
injustice done to the Niger Delta region; then, we urge you to ceasefire
and join us to the table of negotiation with the Federal Government.
Otherwise, the Niger Delta struggle
shall be hijacked, once again by selfish interests for their own
personal aggrandizement,” Gbomo said.
He said that the problems and challenges
facing the region after attacks on key installations were environmental
pollution and political corruption.
Credit: Guardian
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