Barely a year after the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta gave its absolute support for the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, the group on Sunday withdrew their support for the government.
The spokesman of the defunct militant group, Jomo Gbomo, stated this in an electronic statement issued on Sunday where it passed a vote of no confidence on the federal government, accusing her of playing politics with the issue of dialogue and development of the region.
MEND said since the time President Buhari met with the leadership of the Pan Niger Delta Forum under the headship of Chief Edwin Clark on November 1, 2016, some top government functionaries in Buhari’s administration had been ‘arrogantly’ making controversial, prejudicial, conflicting and contradictory statements about the issue of finding lasting peace in the region.
According to the release, “Without prejudice to the pre-2015 Presidential election endorsement freely and voluntarily given to President Muhammadu Buhari on January 6, 2015, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) hereby categorically and unequivocally pass a ‘vote of no confidence’ on the government of President Buhari.
“That prior to and after his reluctant meeting with the traditional rulers, opinion leaders and stakeholders of the Niger Delta region, under the auspices of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) on November 1, 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari has been carrying on arrogantly and making controversial, prejudicial, conflicting and contradictory statements about the politics and economy of the oil-rich region.”
The statement lamented that President Buhari has always, for reasons best known to him, held the Niger Delta region in contempt “while accusing and/or blackmailing the leadership of the region of not being ready for dialogue whereas it is the Federal Government who are not ready or willing to name a team to dialogue with the people.”
It alleged that the government had failed to honour concessions reached before it agreed to announce a ceasefire with militants in the region including the release of the Okah brothers and several other political detainees and prisoners of conscience under a grand deception by the current government.



http://punchng.com/fg-playing-politics-niger-delta-dialogue-mend/

Issokai

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This needs to be on front page let everyone know how useless the government is. They are now playing with the dialogue when these boys resume they will be blaming them up and down. Lalasticlala come and see ooooo

oya test the pepper you put in the soup! When you supported him you did not know

Coughs***clears throat#.....two useless scammers

All we ask for is true federalism,

Is there no money to settle these boys so we can rest

They should continue, very soon the pipeline will tell dem

This Govt just love up and down conversation without direction. Tomorrow they'll still be the ones to shout

So the last hope of making peace with Niger Delta & 5% in order to export crude and end the massive suffering of Nigerians has crashed! Now we are back to square one. By the time the dullard is through with Nigerians, even visa to countries like Ethiopia, Congo & Sudan will be in high demand. I've since realised that its now all man for himself and God for us all. 2017 is going to be one hell of a year & a horror to the zombies that voted this mad dog into power but the just shall live by fate. Buhari can do his worst since by Gods grace, we are immune to his sadistic & inneptitude induced suffering!

I thought we've gone past this. . .


This government sef.

Lets wait and see

Oga just give these guys the pipeline protection contracts (development) they desperately require and let everyone be on their way jare. Just stick to the diversification plan in other regions and the ND's distraction isn't what we need right now.

Again, if you are a youth from the North/SW, please key into the agric sector this year. If you cannot do it alone, get together with a few friends and grow or process something this 2017. 2016 was lovely for the sector, 2017 will be beautiful. We look inwards; yes we can. Happy new year.

When the oil is finished, everybody will rest.

A lasting peace to the economic sabotage in Niger Delta determines the economic strength of this nation.

Silly politics will only bedevil the progress of this nation. However, resource control remains the permanent solution.

Will the fg hear?

politics is one messed up game. Now that the FG has called for dialog, MEND has found a new excuse to resume insurgency. This deceptive cycle will go on for a long time except the ND controls their resources 100%.

Buhari is making this people feel important walahi

until they start throwing fireworks on oil installations


that's what u get wen a fuddy-duddy is in power

100% Restructuring

MEND should go and rest

The worst that can happen is that these bandits will resume bursting pipelines. That's the veiled message in this statement. Well, d pikin wey say im mama no go sleep.. .....!

EastGold:
Buhari is making this people feel important walahi

I dey tell u. I suspect he is giving them long rope to hang themselves. The world is watching. If bh that are ready to die could be decimated, criminals who want to enjoy life will be walk over. Let them continue but when the military start their own, nobody should shout genocide sha.

MEND should be decimated asap!

Politician playing politic is not news

mu2sa2:
The worst that can happen is that these bandits will resume bursting pipelines. That's the veiled message in this statement. Well, d pikin wey say im mama no go sleep.. .....!

If they begin to bomb pipelines we will be in serious trouble o

Too many factions. Was it not last week some said they were ready to dialogue?

EastGold:
Buhari is making this people feel important walahi

making them feel important? Just as your blood is useless to you. Namasobiri

nextprince:


I dey tell u. I suspect he is giving them long rope to hang themselves. The world is watching. If bh that are ready to die could be decimated, criminals who want to enjoy life will be walk over. Let them continue but when the military start their own, nobody should shout genocide sha.

can't u see how foolish u sound? Are u not aware the army u mentioned has already started the operation crocodile smile long again?u asked them to continue, continue what exactly? According to the article they Are not threatening to start war neither are they @war with Nigeria. Exactly what are they doing that u want they to continue?