Ijaw
Youth Council, IYC, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of deceiving
Nigerians and the international community about talking with the Niger Delta
militants.
IYC
spokesman, Eric Omare, said it was ridiculous and laughable for the President
to claim that the government was talking with the militants through the IOCs.
The
group expressed concern that with the development, the Buhari administration
may have returned Nigeria to pre-colonial and independence Royal Niger Company
days, where international companies governed Nigeria.
“The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide says
that President Buhari and the federal government of Nigeria should stop
deceiving Nigerians and the international community about talks with Niger Delta
militants on how to stop attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta region.”
“It
is highly ridiculous and laughable for President Buhari to say that his
government is negotiating with Niger Delta militants through oil companies and
law enforcement agencies during the farewell audience with Mr. Michael Zinner,
the outgoing Ambassador to Germany on Thursday, the 21st of July, 2016.”
“It
is even embarrassing for the President of an independent nation such as Nigeria
to say that it is oil companies that are negotiating for peace with Niger Delta
agitators which in effect amounts to surrounding the sovereignty of Nigeria to
international oil companies.
“The
IYC wonder if Nigeria is back to the pre-colonial and independence Royal Niger
Company days where international companies govern Nigeria.”
“The
point must be made that the issues at stake are completely beyond the capacity
of oil companies to resolve.
“For
the umpteenth time, the IYC call on the Aides and Advisers to President Buhari
to properly advise him on how to solve the current hostilities in the Niger
Delta region and equally display a determination to resolve the problem as his
predecessors did.
“Only
a sincere and holistic dialogue with the people of the Niger Delta region which
is aimed at addressing the remote causes of recurrent militancy can bring
permanent peace to the Niger Delta region.
“This
can only happen when President Buhari as the political leader of Nigeria come
down to the negotiation table.”
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