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Ijaw communities in
Gbaramatu kingdom , Warri
South West Local
Government Area of Delta
State, yesterday appealed to
the NDA to accept the
Federal Government ’ s
ceasefire and stop the
attacks on oil facilities . The
appeal is coming on the heels
of renewed hostilities by the
militants despite the Federal
Government ’ s readiness to
hold talks with the people of
the region .
The spokesperson for the
communities and Chairman of
Kokodiagbene community , Mr
. Sheriff Mulade , said the
communities were the ones
bearing the brunt of the
incessant attacks as they
were already making lives
unbearable for the people.
He said: “Our position is that
the continued bombings of
the region in view of the
ceasefire arrangement are
highly condemnable. They
are technically crippling the
economy to enable them to
get what they want . So, they
should not personalise their
Niger Delta demands .
In a related development,
The United Kingdom has
indicated its preparedness to
enhance security in the Niger
Delta through job creation
and tackling environmental
pollution . The country also
pledged to seek ways of
boosting the economy of the
Niger Delta region . The
British High Commissioner to
Nigeria , Mr . Paul Arkwright ,
gave the indication during a
courtesy call on the Bayelsa
State Governor , Henry
Seriake Dickson in
Government House, Yenagoa
. He was accompanied by Mr .
Edward Dunn, Political
Secretary , Niger Delta and
Mr . Osaro Odemwingie,
Senior Political Adviser of the
High Commission.
A statement issued
yesterday by the Chief Press
Secretary to the governor ,
Mr . Daniel Iworiso- Markson
, quoted the envoy as
saying his visit to Bayelsa
State was part of efforts to
explore the Niger Delta, with
a view to understanding the
challenges facing the people .
Arkwright said: “ Part of my
job is to try to encourage
British companies to come
and invest in Nigeria , the
Niger Delta region and
indeed in Bayelsa State and
help create jobs and
employment opportunities to
see what we can do on the
security front in broad terms

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