Ex-Governor of Delta State enjoins Buhari in militancy resolving process
Former Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has enjoined the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to ensure governors in the Niger Delta region were part of the engagement process towards resolving militancy and challenges of under development in the region. Dr Uduaghan who spoke at the opening of the ongoing Nigeria Guild of Editors conference in Port Harcourt said the amnesty programme could not achieve the desired peace in the region because governors then were not part of the engagement process. “The amnesty did not achieve what it was to achieve because the governors were not involved. The states should be involved. The biggest threat in the Niger Delta is that our land is seriously polluted especially water. In those days you could see the sand under the water. We used it to wash our teeth. But it is not so anymore. While appealing to the Niger Delta Avengers to cease hostilities in the region the former governor also urged the Federal Government ...