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APC to Niger Delta Avengers: Blame GEJ, not Buhari for your woes

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APC to Niger Delta Avengers: Blame GEJ, not Buhari for your woes

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers to lay the blame of whatever grievances they have at the doorstep of former President Goodluck Jonathan, and not on the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

According to the party’s South East caucus, former President Jonathan, failed to take certain actions to address the problems in the Niger Delta area, adding, that for five years, he failed to clean-up the Niger Delta, failed to complete the East-West road and failed to review oil blocs’ allocation

The party in a statement by its spokesman for that zone, Mr Osita Okechukwu, said that the former president also failed to amend the Constitution to the Avengers’ taste and failed to build the three Greenfield Refineries which he awarded.

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They therefore called on the militants to sheath its sword and give President Buhari time to address their demands.

Okechukwu also stated that the current administration had a number of laudable projects lined up for the Niger Delta, and needed some time to execute them.

He further said: “Accordingly, we plead with our brothers, the NDA, for God’s sake, to do a deep re-think and graciously allow peace to reign for our collective national interest and indeed, to save the Niger Delta from ruins.

“No sane Nigerian will pray for the recurrence of ugly incidents like the Odi, 1999; Zaki Ibiam, 2000 and Gbaramatu, 2009 or the unwarranted ugly scenario which the Niger Delta Avengers are consciously simulating.

“It is our candid view that the bombing of Forcados pipeline, Bonga oil field, Chevron trunk lines and other oil and gas installations will not facilitate the implementation of 2014 National Conference Report,’’ the statement said.

 

 

 

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