ASABA—AGGRIEVED Urhobo militants, under the aegis of Urhobo Gbagbako, have said that their decision to blow up oil facilities in Ihwrenen and Ejophe communities in Ughelli North and Ughelli South Local Government Areas, Delta State, was informed by what they described as marginalization and neglect of Urhobo nation by the outgoing administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.
The group, in a statement by its National Chairman, Otega Obire, said: “The Urhobo nation, as the fifth largest ethnic group in the country, has long been marginalized in the presidential amnesty programme and pipeline surveillance jobs and contracts. Even the Delta Steel Company, DSC, Aladja, that is supposed to be the only federal project in Urhoboland, has been grounded for years.”
Warning that the Urhobo hospitality, simplicity and maturity exhibited to ensure the smooth functioning of government at all levels, should not be mistaken for cowardice, the group in the statement, told the incoming government to create a level playing ground for bidding and allocation of contracts in the oil pipeline surveillance with particular reference to the “Urhobos who are the major host communities of oil facilities and gas plants in line with the Local Content Act.”
Calling for the speedy resuscitation of DSC to reduce unemployment and restiveness in their domain, and by extension promote the economic fortunes of the people, the militants, said: “We accepted change before the elections because we strongly believed in the capacity of the president-elect, General Muhamadu Buhari, to correct the wrongs done to us by the outgoing administration.
“We have resolved to prevail and calm all aggrieved Urhobo youths for a ceasefire after due consultation and meetings with our channels of communication with the incoming government, but it has to be quick in order to avoid a return to the dark days of militancy.”
– See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/why-we-blew-up-oil-facilities-in-delta-by-urhobo-militant-group/#sthash.P7JzzBi4.dpuf

I so love militant

Continue fools... Your days are numbered.

Datz d best way of telling Buhari dat he nids to diversify our economy Oil dhe crash Buhari dhe cry Meaning he got no plan to diversify d nigerian economy Let all states go and revive dem resources #resourcecontrol

GMB would not find this funny...I still de watch for 9D

BUHARI my HERO!
AMEACHI my ROLE MODEL!!
FASHOLA my GUY!!!

Abeg keep blowing the oil facilities up. Keep polluting your communities and let's see who bears the grunts I don't know what your problem is, but I'm sure it's hard to pronounce

This people think they are smart, you are depriving yourself economically. NADECO could have used violence too, but the message is you hurt yourselves the most carry on blowing things up and we shall see who will laugh the last laugh. We have the media they are more powerful use your heads.

marshalcarter:
I so love militant

Smh 4 u

People calling them fools fail to realise that before militancy took off in the past few years, very minimal development took place in the Niger Delta. Now compare the Niger Delta to about 7years ago and see much more federal presence.

I may not be an advocate of violence, but these people has seen that Govt can only be strong armed before they take them serious. Coupled with the money associated with it either from Government payments or direct sales of crude on the black market.

Call them 'fools', but the entire country knew what they were losing daily when these guys were in play. That the houses of parliament, the presidency and other intermediaries decided to dialogue with these 'fools' shows you how much power the ND can wield over Nigeria.

Violence is not always the answer, but these 'fools' can still drag the country way down in this current economic crisis.

#PeacefulNigeria
#UnitedNigeria

DaGC:
People calling them fools fail to realise that before militancy took off in the past few years, very minimal development took place in the Niger Delta. Now compare the Niger Delta to about 7years ago and see much more federal presence.

I may not be an advocate of violence, but these people has seen that Govt can only be strong armed before they take them serious. Coupled with the money associated with it either from Government payments or direct sales of crude on the black market.

Call them 'fools', but the entire country knew what they were losing daily when these guys were in play. That the houses of parliament, the presidency and other intermediaries decided to dialogue with these 'fools' shows you how much power the ND can wield over Nigeria.

Violence is not always the answer, but these 'fools' can still drag the country way down in this current economic crisis.

#PeacefulNigeria
#UnitedNigeria

Well written dude, u expressed my reserved thouqhts

instead of blowing up the oil facilities.... simply do illegal oil bunkering.... it fetches a lot of money

SHARIAREPORTERS:
Datz d best way of telling Buhari dat he nids to diversify our economy
Oil dhe crash Buhari dhe cry
Meaning he got no plan to diversify d nigerian economy
Let all states go and revive dem resources
#resourcecontrol

Thought we were witnessing transformation, what happened?

socialmediaman:

Thought we were witnessing transformation, what happened?

Trans!