A former Deputy Nationwide Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has known as on President Bola Tinubu to reverse the scrapping of the Ministry of Niger Delta and return to the established order within the curiosity of peace.
Frank, who warned in opposition to “impending cataclysmic upheavals which will outcome from this obnoxious motion,” described the President’s choice on the Niger Delta Ministry as “hasty and biased” with out due consideration to the historical past, function, symbolism and significance of the ministry.
He recalled that the ministry was created by late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua as a toddler of necessity to assist rev up financial improvement of the Niger Delta area by finishing up centered vital interventions to revitalise the degraded eco-system occasioned by lengthy years of oil exploration and manufacturing.
Frank who’s the United Liberation Motion for West Papua (ULMWP) ambassador to East Africa and Center East, additional recalled that since its creation, incidences of youth restiveness and injury to grease installations, that are germane to the financial survival of the nation have been lowered to the barest minimal. He questioned why the President would select to extend the financial and social burdens of Niger Deltans as an alternative of lightening them.
His phrases: “The President took this overly biased and hasty choice to scrap a ministry which hitherto symbolised integration, hope, financial and environmental wellbeing of the individuals of Niger Deltans whose assets are being repeatedly exploited to service different areas, the devastating environmental affect on the individuals however.
“It’s apparent that this biased extremely discriminatory, oppressive choice was taken with none iota dialogue with or regard for the leaders and folks of the Niger Delta Area and we name on the President to urgently reverse this kneejerk choice and restore the Ministry within the curiosity of peace, financial wellbeing of the federation and survival and sustainability of the individuals of the area.
“We dare say that the event of Niger Delta because the goose that lays the golden egg and too vital to be subsumed below the Ministry of Regional Improvement the place it could clearly be starved of consideration resulting from political exigencies in favour of different areas.
“Is it not suspicious that President Tinubu created a Ministry of Livestock Improvement to appease and curtail the incidences of farmers/ Herders disaster within the North, however selected abolish a Ministry created to unravel youth restiveness and relentless crises and agitations for useful resource management within the Niger Delta?”
“Is it unlucky that the President has chosen to disdain and disrespect and victimise the Niger Delta individuals by treating them like an outcast, not minding that it’s the area that creates the higher share of the nation’s commonwealth.
“How have the individuals of Niger Delta area and their illustrious leaders offended the President to warrant this fiat reversal of their fortunes and image of belongingness? “We imagine it’s not too late for the President to press the undo button able to saving the area from impending cataclysmic upheavals which will outcome from this obnoxious motion.
“It is very important be aware that the Ministry was born out of negotiation and any subsequent actions regarding ministry should be by way of negotiations and dialogue.
“We hereby name on the president to heed to the decision of Chief E.Ok Clark because the chief and pleasure of the Niger Delta area and likewise the decision by Alhaji Asari Dokubo who’s one in all his main supporters within the area, to reverse the vindictive choice instantly and name a stakeholders’ assembly for dialogue.
“Above all, the President should be ready to take full accountability of the actions of the Niger Delta individuals if and after they determine to react to this monumental injustice and victimisation.”
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