President Buhari Meant Well For Niger Delta —MEND |PoliFocus

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a statesman who means well for the Niger Delta region.


It also joined millions of Nigerians and the international community to applaud the visit of the United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, to Nigeria.
MEND stated these yesterday in an online statement by its Spokesperson, Jomo Gbomo.

President Buhari, in welcoming Kerry to the State House, Abuja on August 23, pledged that his administration would not resort to the use of force to stop militancy in the Niger Delt except it was forced to do so.

The militant group said: “Indeed, Mr. President’s pledge to the US Secretary of State is one of the critical and strategic concessions, which MEND has so far secured from the Federal Government, in the ongoing preliminary talks to find sustainable solutions to the current Niger Delta crisis.

“We use this opportunity to sincerely and immensely thank President Buhari for respecting one of the terms and conditions of the ongoing dialogue. By virtue of the public pledge, the President has truly shown the entire world that he is a statesman, who means well for the Niger Delta region.

“Consequently, we also use this opportunity to urge all aggrieved militant groups in the region, including but not limited to the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) and the Niger Delta Greenland and Justice Mandate (NDGJM) to remain calm and patient, and more importantly refrain from attacks on oil installations, as their grievances shall be comprehensively and adequately addressed by the Buhari’s administration.”

MEND also stated that it would ask a member of its Aaron Team 2 to meet with Ijaw National Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, on NDA’s invitation to him to lead its (NDA’s) team that would dialogue with the federal government. It assured members of the public that they would be duly informed about the outcome of the meeting.

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