Hon Engr Donben Donyegha, he National Youth Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has told the proponents of Biafra Republic to desist from including Communities in the Niger Delta, the South South Geo-Political region in their secession agitation.
Donyegha, in a press statement he signed on Wednesday, noted that the Apex Social Political body of the Niger Delta is not party to the agitation, stressing that the continued inclusion of the PANDEF areas is provocative.
The statement reads, “We therefore warn that the continued inclusion of PANDEF Areas or communities into the so called Biafra Republic is provocative and tantamount to insult on the Leaders of the Niger Delta Region.
“We the youths shall resist this in all ramifications. Any further attempt to further disregard or be-little our leaders and fathers with this provocative publication or pronouncement of Biafra Republic with inclusion of any of the Towns or territories of the Niger Delta shall meet a strong resistance from us, the youths. They are hereby warned to henceforth desist from it. Niger Delta is not Biafra.
“PANDEF believes in true Nigeria where nobody is made a 2nd class citizen. We believe in the Unity of Nigeria but a Nigeria where equal opportunities abound, where the Sub National, the states control their God’s given resources and pay tax to the Centre for maintenance of homeland Security, Territorial integrity and sovereignty, foreign policy and international Diplomacy.
“We strongly believe that it is on these principles that Nigeria can achieve her predetermined objectives of holistic and sustainable peace and development as every sub unit can then grow at their own pace. Though the Nigeria our Heroes’ past fought for was enshrined as encapsulated in the Nigeria Constitution of 1964 which operated until the 1966 military coup and the counter coup.”
PANDEF added, “Despite the fact that the 1999 constitution has major departure from the 1964 constitution, PANDEF shall continue to engage government at the federal and State levels to ensure that the vision of our founding fathers is realized, more so as we have Amb Godknows Igali, an astute Intellectual of International repute as our National Chairman
“On this basis we want Nigerians and the international communities to carefully and sensibly take note that Niger Delta is not and can never be part of the plan of some individuals to break away from Nigeria under the aegis of Biafra Republic. We believe that this caution and warning shall give these agitators, be they in Nigeria soil or in foreign Nation(s) the sense of maturity to refrain and abstain from this provocative action and behaviour.”
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