The leadership of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF has tabled the demand for true federalism among other things before the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi.


PANDEF made the demand at an interactive meeting held on Friday in Yenagoa when Obi visited Bayelsa State in continuation of his presidential campaign.

The group’s demand read to the Labour Party candidate which was signed by Senator Emmanuel Ibok Essien,

National Chairman and Dr Godknows B. Igali, Secretary, Board of Trustees, insisted that Obi shows commitment to a true federal structure if elected president of the country.

Senator Essien while presenting the region’s demands told Obi, “when you win you have to protect our interest because the Niger Delta is the region that produces over 80 per cent of the revenue of the country and we cannot be taken for granted. We are asking you to consider structural adjustment/devolution of power with more resources to the regions. This will help the regions to develop at their own pace and will help the country to grow.

“We also want you to look at the restructuring of NDDC, which was established to help the Niger Delta region. The policies, including regional master plan which were made have not been implemented. Also, projects like railway within the South South, referral hospitals, agricultural value chain plants, the East- West road which for over 20 years has not been completed.


“The immediate reactivation of all sea ports in the South South and creation of new ports to encourage movement of goods and services from the South South through the South East and North Central to the North East.

“This will also boost economic and employment opportunities for our young people.

“Relocation of the Headquarters of International Oil Companies, IOCs, to their areas of operation in Niger Delta.

“Supporting the setting up of modular refineries to promote employment opportunities, check security challenges in the Niger Delta and supplement local production of refined products.

“Completion of the Gas Mega City in Delta State, the Brass Fertilizer Complex in Bayelsa State, and the reactivation of ALSCON Aluminum Smelter Plant in Akwa Ibom State as well as formation of Coast Guards under the supervision of the Nigerian Navy to bolster Maritime Security.


“The I6-Point Agenda – we presented the 16-Point Demand to the present administration on 1st November 2016. We will provide copies to you and your team for your perusal and finally, we like to place on record, the desire of the South-South Zone to play a critical role in the success of your government, when you win as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“Your Excellency, the South-South Geopolitical Zone hereby requests for strategic position in government.”

Responding, the Labour Party Presidential candidate promised to harken to the cry of the people of the Niger Delta.

He said: “We (the Nigerian state) have been very unfair to the Niger Delta. It is unacceptable the way the region has been treated considering their contributions to Nigeria.

“We run a country that is not productive, a country that has been churning out poverty to everybody. There is no excuse for the non-completion of the East-West road. The list is endless of what is happening in the Niger Delta.”


He decried the situation where Nigeria depend mainly on the crude oil from the Niger Delta instead of harnessing the country’s rich agricultural potential, citing countries like Malaysia whose economy is driven by palm oil.

“We have land but we cannot feed ourselves because we are sharing the money from the Niger Delta and this breeds poverty.

We cannot continue this way, we want to remove that sharing formula with the production formula, everybody must produce something.

We want to secure and unite Nigeria, we want to be able to ensure rule of law, and ensure an equitable and just country. We can’t have this without proper devolution of power. There is no reason we cannot have state police to secure our people. There is no reason we cannot have local government police. We need to secure ourselves.

“We want to move the country from consumption to production. We will start by ensuring those who are producing today are taken care of and we assure the Niger Delta of our commitment.”


Whatever is wrong with Nigeria, we’ll fix it

Before this, Obi had assured Nigerians that whatever was wrong with the country he and Ahmed Datti possess the mental and physical capacity to fix it.

Obi stated this at the Ox-bow Lake Pavilion, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State during the Labour Party LP, Presidential campaign rally on Friday.

Obi, who had earlier had a town hall meeting with students, an interactive meeting with the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, and met with monarchs at the state council of traditional rulers lamented that Bayelsa State and the Niger Delta have not gotten a fair share from the Federal Government despite contributing about 80 per cent to the national coffers through crude oil.

His words: “Let me assure you, whatever is wrong with this family (country) we will fix it. Anything that I am involved in must be based on justice, fairness, and goodness for Nigeria.


“Let me assure the people of Bayelsa State, Nigeria has not treated you well, when you were under flood, Nigeria did not care, I was the first person that stopped our rally to visit Bayelsa because Bayelsa was under water. We will ensure that Bayelsa gets its fair share of what they have given to Nigeria.

“All the other parties have made promises to Bayelsa State in the past but did not fulfil it. We are not going to do that, Bayelsa State deserves more than what it is getting today from Nigeria, and I am going to give it to them. Bayelsa must have roads and the best because this is where Nigeria found its first crude oil in commercial quantity.

“Everywhere there is environmental pollution, I will clean it up, Bayelsa will be able to fish and eat fish from their rivers again. Most importantly we are going to dredge Rivers Niger and Benue to stop this flooding to Bayelsa.”

He also pledged to take Nigeria from a consuming country to a production country adding that women and youths will have sensitive positions in his administration.

“This job requires people who are competent, it requires physical and mental, go and check I and Datti’s energy and age, a new Nigeria is possible, Nigeria where people will have jobs is possible, a Nigeria that will compete in the world is possible.”


He also bemoaned the incessant strike in the nation university system promising to end the menace if elected as president.

He said: “We will ensure there is no strike again in our universities, four years will be four years, five years will be five years, I and Datti will secure Nigeria, we will make sure there is rule of law in Nigeria, police will not harass anyone on the road, police will not stop students from carrying their laptops again.

“This is time for Nigerian youths to take up their government, we want to build a Nigeria that Nigerians will be proud to say they are Nigerians, we will support our youths to be very productive.

Earlier at an interactive meeting, the Pan Niger Delta Forum had tabled the demand for federalism before the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi.

Led by the group’s national chairman, Senator Emmanuel Ebok-Essien, Pandef insisted that he must be committed to a true federal structure if elected the president.


The group also stressed the need to consider the East-West road which for over 20years had not been completed as well as reactivation of existing sea ports and also creation of some sea ports in the region so as to boost the economy and employment opportunities for the youths.

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Obi and Datti will build a Nigeria where everyone feels welcome

Obi will do it.

APC must be destroyed.

Peter The Rock!

May God bless Peter Obi of LP and give him victory.




May devil destroy the satanic APC that has brought sorrow, pains and poverty to our people.

Obi is the next president of Nigeria

Obi the president.

This traditional rulers and pandaf are Intelligent

They tendered to the INCOMING!

You can read how the demands will help other parts of the country, both NE, NW and the entire country. The Niger Delta region has been the most generous and selfless region.

You can see how GEJ was busy building round Nigeria leaving our region. What did he get in return?

The Yorubas sponsored campaign of calumny led by their BAT, the North stabbed him at the back.

What's happening now? They want us to support their own because they think we're stupid. PO, even if you don't win, I'll be happy I wasted my one vote on you.

.You can read how the demands will help other parts of the country, both NE, NW and the entire country. The Niger Delta region has been the most generous and selfless region.

You can see how GEJ was busy building round Nigeria leaving our region. What did he get in return?

The Yorubas sponsored campaign of calumny led by their BAT, the North stabbed him at the back.

What's happening now? The Eastern rail line has been cancelled, east west road is a mirage, Cal-Itu road is non existence, and yet, They want us to support their own because they think we're stupid. PO, even if you don't win, I'll be happy I wasted my one vote on you.

Table demands for someone from a zone we all know can never produce the president of Nigeria?
How you people are so blind and dumb that you can't see what everyone in Nigeria can see is what really beats my imagination. Get some sense Emeka, stop wasting your data,the people that elect presidents in Nigeria will never vote for an IPOB man. Your best chance is to align with the Yorubas but that's not even possible because you have insulted everyone in Nigeria. Nobody can win the presidential election in Nigeria without getting at least 40% of votes from the North and at least 50% of the votes from the South West. For an IPOB man to dream of using only votes from the South South and South East to become president is the most stupid dream of the century because the South East have very low votes and the South South is a PDP stronghold and will always be,and that's if Simon Ekpa allows you to vote. I don't see an IPOB man being the president of the zoo in the next 100 years.

Ikpaitid:
Table demands for someone from a zone we all know can never produce the president of Nigeria?
How you people are so blind and dumb that you can't see what everyone in Nigeria can see is what really beats my imagination. Get some sense Emeka, stop wasting your data,the people that elect presidents in Nigeria will never vote for an IPOB man. Your best chance is to align with the Yorubas but that's not even possible because you have insulted everyone in Nigeria. Nobody can win the presidential election in Nigeria without getting at least 40% of votes from the North and at least 50% of the votes from the South West. For an IPOB man to dream of using only votes from the South South and South East to become president is the most stupid dream of the century because the South East have very low votes and the South South is a PDP stronghold and will always be,and that's if Simon Ekpa allows you to vote. I don't see an IPOB man being the president of the zoo in the next 100 years.

You created your moniker July this year and all your comments is about IPOB and how Peter Obi will not win but there are 18 other presidential candidates. I'm still struggling to understand why you have sleepless night on someone that can't win.

Shut up you Bigot and Islamist.

No word from you and your cohorts on what your peers did recently in Southern kaduna. El- Rufai is Tinubu's special adviser on Security.

Afflictions shall not happen the second time!

I urge all true and patriotic Nigerians including liberal muslims not to allow Tinubu and his bands of political harlots to win this election.

Ikpaitid:
Table demands for someone from a zone we all know can never produce the president of Nigeria?
How you people are so blind and dumb that you can't see what everyone in Nigeria can see is what really beats my imagination. Get some sense Emeka, stop wasting your data,the people that elect presidents in Nigeria will never vote for an IPOB man. Your best chance is to align with the Yorubas but that's not even possible because you have insulted everyone in Nigeria. Nobody can win the presidential election in Nigeria without getting at least 40% of votes from the North and at least 50% of the votes from the South West. For an IPOB man to dream of using only votes from the South South and South East to become president is the most stupid dream of the century because the South East have very low votes and the South South is a PDP stronghold and will always be,and that's if Simon Ekpa allows you to vote. I don't see an IPOB man being the president of the zoo in the next 100 years.

Lol!

They are tabling demand for the man that they know will win.

Tinubu went to Gbaramatu to fool himself…

Atiku kickstarted his campaign in Akwa Ibom…

But PANDEF never bothered presenting any demand to them. These are the people now tabling demands to Obi when he went to Niger Delta.

I know foolish and braindead urchins will still not smell the rat but that’s where their defeat will be sweeter.

Yes as he did it in Anambra State.

Anambra is now a State to reckon with.

Take Zombidiot

LetsDestroyAPC:
Obi will do it.

APC must be destroyed.

Peter Obi is better

That is how to know who will win election

Obi has Heard them loud and clear and will even do much more than their Demands.

Obi will build a country where everyone will feel at home. Obi is the redeemer of Africa. Nigeria is about to have its lost Glory restored!

Are you a Nigerian?
If so since when?
Sorry I only argue with real Nigerians.
Go back to your spare parts shop Emeka, stop wasting your data.

kenny714433:


You can read how the demands will help other parts of the country, both NE, NW and the entire country. The Niger Delta region has been the most generous and selfless region.

You can see how GEJ was busy building round Nigeria leaving our region. What did he get in return?

The Yorubas sponsored campaign of calumny led by their BAT, the North stabbed him at the back.

What's happening now? They want us to support their own because they think we're stupid. PO, even if you don't win, I'll be happy I wasted my one vote on you.

I totally agree with you.

I often consider the South South the biggest losers of one Nigeria project.

No major tribe in Nigeria will take the shit that zone takes from Nigeria.

Seaports in the southeast and south south will make Lagos to be a ghost city as igbo will import goods through the southeast and south south ports

Ikpaitid:
Table demands for someone from a zone we all know can never produce the president of Nigeria?
How you people are so blind and dumb that you can't see what everyone in Nigeria can see is what really beats my imagination. Get some sense Emeka, stop wasting your data,the people that elect presidents in Nigeria will never vote for an IPOB man. Your best chance is to align with the Yorubas but that's not even possible because you have insulted everyone in Nigeria. Nobody can win the presidential election in Nigeria without getting at least 40% of votes from the North and at least 50% of the votes from the South West. For an IPOB man to dream of using only votes from the South South and South East to become president is the most stupid dream of the century because the South East have very low votes and the South South is a PDP stronghold and will always be,and that's if Simon Ekpa allows you to vote. I don't see an IPOB man being the president of the zoo in the next 100 years.

You are still living in the past.
Most prominent Northerners are behind Obi.
Maybe suffer no dey taya you.

politician will have it

I laugh in Niger Delta. same Niger Delta that will be voting for Atiku frimpong the El cametooni. this people just dey take obi him you lie catch cruise. Even him own SE people still never go vote him. Dem go still run vote for their Messiah and Saviour party PDP Obi fon enter one chance. Who send am Even KwanKwanso go still beat am for the election

Please tell me one prominent politician in Nigeria that can win his ward that is behind Peter Obi, even in the South East. I am waiting
Even Obi's running nate will not win his own ward.

Thanksful:
Obi is the next president of Nigeria

Flesh and blood did not reveal this to you

Ikpaitid:
Please tell me one prominent politician in Nigeria that can win his ward that is behind Peter Obi, even in the South East. I am waiting
Even Obi's running nate will not win his own ward.

It absolutely doesn't matter.

Everybody has one vote.
Especially in the south east.

Simon Ekpa will declare sit at home
You probably won't even vote.

Seefinish:
Seaports in the southeast and south south will end make Lagos to be a ghost city as igbo will import goods through the southeast and south south ports

This should not be the issue, it is actually for economic development, job creation, improved life, prolonged life span ( less accidents). That is national development, you don’t concentrate on one area, lump people there