Niger Delta Avengers agree dialogue
- Niger Delta Avengers are in dialogue with the federal government
- Mr Agiri urged Nigerians to monitor the agreements reached
- He said the group would not be given monthly stipends
The Niger Delta Avengers has finally agreed to dialogue with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government.
The group has been terrorising the region by bombing oil and gas pipelines and has vowed to ground oil production.
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The Punch reports that Mr. Ballantyne Agiri who is the spokesperson of the dialogue group made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday, August 17.
Agiri explained that a contact and dialogue group has been established to engage the federal government in meaningful dialogue as part of the initiatives to resolve the crisis.
He added that the group “was determined to come out with results that would yield lasting peace, equity, justice and harmony among all ethnic nationalities in Nigeria.”
“The body has collectively and willingly agreed to heed the clarion call of eminent Nigerians and international community to dialogue with the Federal Government.”
He urged Nigerians to follow the development so as to see the group that will violate the terms of the dialogue.
“The Federal Government should from the inception of the dialogue rule out from the agenda any monthly monetary inducement or stipend for the NDA.
“The Federal Government should be ready for structural changes that should be human and development-oriented.
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“Members of the avengers’ group (who will participate in the dialogue) have already been selected, each based on his integrity, forthrightness, honesty and life track records.
“The names of members of the group for now shall not be made public for personal reasons until they begin functioning in few days ahead.”
Source: Legit.ng
