The Federal Government and ex-militants have resolved to end the
ongoing pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region, an official has said.
Paul
Boroh, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger-Delta Matters
and Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, said this at the end of a meeting he
convened in Benin.
Mr.
Boro, a retired Brigadier General, told journalists on Saturday night that the
pipeline vandalism in the Niger-Delta was reducing the economic fortune of the
country and inflicting pains on Nigerians.
He
urged the agitators to dialogue with the relevant authorities over their
grievances and shun destruction of oil installations.
He
assured that plans were in the pipeline to provide the ex-militants with
welfare and a housing scheme in addition to the existing programme and
projects.
Mr.
Boroh stressed the need to find lasting solutions to the current situation in
the region.
The
common factor is security challenges we are facing in our areas, in our region
that is affecting the economy of the country.
“Personally
it makes me feel bad that we don’t know how to solve our problem.
“To
you my comrades, it is our responsibility to make sure that insecurity in our
environment is well sorted out. Please let us do everything we can to make sure
that doesn’t occur again.”
Mr.
Boroh, who was optimistic about the success of the meeting, said: “We have all
resolved that we will put our heads and hands and all in all together to
prevent the re-occurrence of this type of thing.”
He
assured oil firms in the country that the Federal Government is dedicated to
end the problems associated with bombing.
“Collectively
we (Federal Government and ex-militants) have agreed to work as a team to
2prevent re-occurrence.
“We
feel bad that it is happening, it is affecting our economy and it is affecting
development and we are very concern about it.”
Some
of the ‘militants’ who were present affirmed to what the special adviser said
and pledged to support the federal government to bring lasting peace to the
Niger-Delta, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
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