We’ll declare Niger Delta Republic Oct 1 – Avengers
The Niger Delta Avengers on Thursday threatened that it will declare a
Niger Delta Republic on October 1 should President Muhammadu Buhari
fails to restructure the country.
It also said the group is praying for
the Buhari-led federal government to discover oil in commercial quantity
in the northern part of the country.
NDA had claimed responsibility for major attacks on oil facilities in
the region in recent past vowing not to relent until the nation’s
economy was completely crippled.
The group’s spokesman, Mudoch Agbinibo, stated this on Thursday in
reaction to President Buhari’s order directing the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation to increase tempo on oil exploration in the
North-East.
It said that the discovery of oil in commercial quantity would make
Nigerians appreciate what the people of the Niger Delta experienced in
the hands of the Nigerian government.
NDA reemphasised that the country was in dare need of restructuring.
It accused the present government of dividing the country through her
‘misdirected policies’.
The militants said, “Our prayer for Buhari and the Northern hypocrite
(Northern Governors) is that oil should be found in commercial quantity
in the North, so they can let the Niger Delta go.
“The Buhari Led government has failed Nigerians with their
misdirected policies that has divided the country, as such nobody wants
to be part of that failed state not even the Niger Delta.”
The statement added further, “The October 1st, declaration of
independence is still sacrosanct, If the Nigerian government fails to
retrace its step by restructuring this country.
“We want to warn the general public that those using NDA to defraud people days of reckoning is close.”
Source: Punchng.com
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