President Muhammadu Buhari has been charged not to withdraw troops from the embattled Niger Delta region as they are responsible for the relative peace being enjoyed in the region.

This was the position of the Itsekiri socio-cultural group, the Itsekiri Leaders of Thought (ILoT), in a statement signed by its secretary, Chief Edward Ekpoko, and made available to journalists in Warri, on Monday

ILoT was reacting to claims by the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) in the media recently that it had the mandate of all the stakeholders of the region in the proposed dialogue with the Federal Government.

ILoT warned that the Federal Government should be wary of the body, describing as false, the claim by PANDEF that it was representing all leaders and stakeholders of the region.

ILoT further asked the Federal Government to ignore PANDEF’s call for the withdrawal of troops from the region.

The group reiterated that the relative peace being enjoyed in the region was courtesy of the security forces.

The group also described PANDEF’s request, in its 16-point demands, handed to the Federal Government for allocation of oil blocks and the reopening of COMPLETE THE STORY HERE http://kleeqers.com/forum/politics/3007-n-delta-dialogue-don-t-withdraw-soldiers-itsekiri-leaders-tell-fg

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