Withdraw military from our land, Ijaw elders tell Buhari
Ijaw elders, comprising of Seriake Dickson, Bayelsa state governor, Edwin Clark and traditional rulers, have demanded the withdrawal of troops from Niger Delta communities.
The elders, from the seven Niger Delta states, said this on Saturday after a meeting held in Warri, Delta, over the destructive activities of militants.
A communique issued at the end of the meeting convened by Clark, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to “redress the alienation of the Ijaw people”.
“The elders and leaders of thoughts of the Ijaw nation call for the immediate restructuring of the Nigerian nation along the lines of peaceful federalism, and noticed that this is the panacea for the sustainable development of Nigeria,” the communique read.
“As a demonstration of sincerity of commitment to dialogue, FG should immediately withdraw the military from all occupied Ijaw communities, particularly Gbaramatu kingdom. The meeting also called on the government to immediately release the 10 innocent students of Gbaramatu kingdom.
“The meeting passed a vote of confidence on the Chief Boma Obuoforibo led leadership of the Ijaw National Congress. We condemn the move to scrap the Nigerian Maritime University approved by the preceding FG with temporary site at Kurutie and call for the immediate takeoff of the university.
“The none inclusive policies of the present administration which has led to the alienation of some components of the federation particularly the Ijaw nation from the main stream of national development and call on Mr. President to redress this ugly state of affairs.”
So these so-called elders take pride in the destructive activities of their misguided elements who are busy destroying oil pipelines that their generations yet unborn cannot put together. Shame! This is a clear case of the son of a mad man proudly saying his father can bite anybody. Sheer insanity. It is not their fault but that of our military that lacks the superior firepower to wipe out the overcelebrated miscreants. FG will only be deceiving itself with any form of negotiations at this stage because it will be foolishness to negotiate from the position of weaknesses where the FG unfortunately finds itself at present. The logic is that if the FG shamefully acedes to the frivolous demands of these Niger Delta Animals as flaunted by their various godfathers of different shades, they will continue to blackmail the entire nation in perpetuity. In a sane clime, these criminals and their godfathers/sponsors/supporters are called saboteurs and will be treated as such. My advice to the FG is to up the competence of the military and flush out these spoilt brats who have metamorphosised into monsters once and for all. If this is not done their stupid demands coupled with their nefarious activities will continue without an end. As a food for thought to the government these misguided elements do not manufacture the sophisticated weapons. How do the weapons get into the country and by extension into the hands of the these jobless guys who see insanity as their birthright. Can the government wake up and do the needful.
We in north east mill not five let go