Niger Delta Avengers Panic as Buhari Makes Very Powerful Move

President Muhammadu Buhari, has offered to meet personally with the Niger Delta Avengers, through the Governors, Elders and other stakeholders in the Niger Delta Region, as part of his efforts towards seeking peace in the region, following renewed sabotage of oil and gas installations by the militants.

President of the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Udens Eradiri, disclosed this on Saturday, June 25, explaining that the Presidency has contacted elders and stakeholders to inform them of Buhari’s intention to dialogue.

Buhari’s response came few hours, when the Niger Delta Avengers, in a Statement called on the President to visit the Niger Delta region, and see the impact of destruction of oil wells on communities for himself.

The militant group added: “President Buhari should borrow a leaf from PM David Cameron, call for a referendum and let Nigerians decide, like they did to vote you into power”.

 

They also posted a map of Nigeria, split into five distinct republics. Recall, that few months ago, the militants had threatened to ‘kill’ the President, if he dares step his foot in the Nigeria Delta Region, during the launching of the cleanup of Ogoni Land.

They also vowed to launch missiles and attack Aso Rock, the Presidential seat of power ,among others.

Meanwhile, Eradiri, has commended the President, for heeding to the IYC’s advice to use dialogue in resolving the crisis in the region.

 

“We want to commend the president, because I heard from the grapevine from one of our foremost Governors and leaders of Ijaw land this morning (Saturday), when he said that they have been invited by the President for an engagement with respect to the Niger Delta crisis”.

Elsewhere, oil production in the country, now hovers around 1.8 million barrels per day, from 2.5m barrels per day, following the militants’ constant attacks.