The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has urged Federal Government to disregard the outcome of Friday’s Niger Delta Stakeholders' Meeting in Warri.
This contained in a statement issued by MEND's spokesman, Jomo Gbomo and made available to newsmen in Warri, Delta, on Sunday.
The stakeholders’ meeting was convened by elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark.
Gbomo
said that the communiqué failed to categorically condemn the ``criminal
and treasonable activities of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA)’’.
``This
is principally because notable promoter of the meeting was named by the
Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) as a major supporters of the NDA.
He
said that Clark lacked the moral authority to lead a discussion on the
so-called ``restructuring’’ of the Nigerian Federation at this critical
point in the country's history.
``Consequently, MEND reiterates its full support for the ongoing military presence in the Niger Delta region,’’ Gbomo said.
``MEND
shall continue to insist that; so long as these elders and stakeholders
do not categorically and publicly denounce the NDA, the Federal
Government should also continue to ignore them,’’ he said finally.
The former militant group also said it was prepare to tour the region in order to solicit support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in an exercise code-named ``Operation Moses’’.
Post a Comment