4th ANNIVERSARY OF OGONI SELF GOVERNMENT DECLARATION AND RELATED ISSUES:

The Ogoni struggle was the first ethnic assertion on the claim to self determination of the second or more recent form of nationalism within the Niger Delta region
(Okwu 1994:98-118). The Ogoni Struggle was a struggle for physical
existence, environmental justice, resource control, political participation, self rule and POLITICAL AUTONOMY. The Ijaw followed suit by mid 1990s, by
seeking political restructuring that guarantee s the Ijaws, self rule, resource control, self development and regional autonomy within a true federal framework.

From the above analysis, the Niger Delta Struggle was a collective action aimed at ending discrimination and exploitation which arises from denial and violation of their human right by the Nigerian State. Such collective
action is pursued by resistance movement (MOSOP and
MEND etc) which emerge with an ideology based principle of self determination as a driving force for
ethnic autonomy. Hence, according to the author and father of resource control and self determination
campaign in Niger Delta, Nigeria, Africa and the world minority at large, the environmentalist and human rights activist, KEN SARO-WIWA:

"The call for self determination was therefore a call to return to status quo ante colonialism. it was also a
rejection of indigenous colonialism which I have characterised elsewhere as cruel in the extreme,
insensitive and primitive..." (Ken Saro-Wiwa 1990:55).

Similarly, Rabl asserted, that self determination has evolved to mean that no people must be forced to live under domination or under a constitutional system which it does not agree to. Every people has the right to live within its own territory on external freedom and
international liberty (Rabl 1963 as cited Nawaz 1965:84).

Many people's around the glob are going through their own process of self-discovery more than ever before, these people seek liberation to "get back to their history" (Carley 2005:11). Thus, Deezia Burabari
Sunday asserted that self determination is liken unto the
Judaeo-Christian Religious demand, which among all other righteous law in the Bible, "LOVE" is chosen as the
cardinal demand of God. So do the Niger Delta demand for "Resource Control and Self Determination" is
perceived to be the only solution to the Nigeria's National Problem.

Hence, the group, Advocacy for the Actualization of Ogoni Freedom (AAOF) joyfully congratulate the Ogoni Nation on their 4th Anniversary of Ogoni Self Government Declaration. This declaration was made on August 2, 2012 by the Ogoni People through Dr. Goodluck Diigbo. The group also applauded Dr. Diigbo for his effort in keeping to the Ogoni Mandate (Ogoni Political Autonomy).

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Sign.......
Comrd Deezia, Burabari Sunday
(AAOF Coordinator)

What is the right to life without the right to eat?
What is the right to breath without the right to clean air?
What is the right to rest without a quiet atmosphere?
What is the right to good health without good medicare?
What is the right to development without good education?
What is the right to patriotism without the right to participation?
What is the right to security without the protection of law?
In a word, what is freedom without substantive liberty?
And specifically, what is right to peace without the right to justice?

Congratulations to the Ogoni people for their courage in enforcing the United Nations Declarations on the Right of Indigenous Peoples, without fear or retreat.

in support of OGONI SELF DETERMINATION

Good to hear...