The Ijaw People Development Initiative, IPDI,
yesterday, in Warri, Delta State, told President Muhammdu
Buhari, that at 56 years of independence, Nigeria should
allow the people Niger Delta to freely control their resources after feeding the nation for 8 years.
National president of the group, Austin Ozobo, in a
statement, said: “If independence really means freedom, then Niger Delta should be free from the age- long captivity, as Nigeria celebrates her independence.
Nigeria cannot pretend to celebrate her independence and refused to grant her captives freedom. It is devilish and hypocritical.
We have lost confidence in the false contraption called Nigeria.
“Niger Deltans want an indigenous freedom, we want to
control our resources as it is practiced in developed nations.
Nigeria was freed from captivity by her British colonial
masters, Niger Delta has been colonised for over 56 years,
Nigeria should be ready to free her captive as she was
colonised and freed from her colonial masters.
“Buhari should forget about oil in Niger Delta and look for
alternative source of income to run his government. Niger
Deltans have decided to control and manage their resources to develop themselves.
“We do not need Nigeria government to develop us any
further. Nigeria government has failed the region, After 56
Years of independence and 58years of oil exploitation in the region. No successive government has developed the region.
“We have seen that it is only the people of Niger Delta can
develop themselves so that we want our resources. Nigeria
government should be in sober reflection of the sorrowful
state of the country and should stop frivolous celebrations,” he said.
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