Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force
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Press Statement
We expressed with displeasure over the present government inability to
address the challenges confronting the Niger Delta region. This we
believe that the attitude of President Muhammadu Buhari in his stand
not to address the basic issues raised by us which we believed is
within the confine of the president to address them once and for all.
We came to conclusion in our emergency meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa
state this morning that since the Nigerian president had failed to
takes holistic step since his returns from London trip for his aged
long ear, nose and throat (E.N.T) treatment, it is resolved as
follows:
That the oil and gas pipelines running from Ogboinbiri in Southern
Ijaw LGA of Bayelsa state to Obrinkon in Ikwerre LGA of Rivers state
is to be finally cut off from transmission.
That the flow stations of Ogboinbiri, Oporoma, Peremabiri, Tabidaba,
Nembe, Brass, Chevron platform in Koluama, Okordia-Zarama and Biseni
including Gbarain-Ubie gas gathering plant are to be set ablaze since
the oil companies are major hindrance to the development of the
region.
We further warned those staying around and within to please leave
those areas because our mission is to cripple the economy of the
country and not to kill any human being on earth.
The Nigerian securities who are claiming they are securing the oil
facilities in the region should stay as their dwelling places and see
whether their safety will be guarantee by the music on those days.
We thanked the Minister of state, Petroleum Resources for the bold
steps he personally took to resolve the injustice created and
sponsored by the wicked companies and government in Nigeria. The
initiative he took has been relegated to the background by the self
acclaimed Minister of Petroleum Resources, Muhammadu Buhari who has no
knowledge about the suffering of the people in the Niger Delta region
only with a mission to milk the region and pays deft ears to the
plight of the region.
Our struggle is beyond monetary gains and we cannot be bribe by the
Nigerian government to the detriment of our suffering people and the
struggle is unstoppable until justice is done to the region.
Our Field Commanders have been instructed what to do and those who are
on standby in Rivers, Akwa-Ibom, Edo, Delta Cross River await after
Bayelsa state operations.
We further warned that, henceforth, any attack on Ijaw communities or
person(s) by the military or para-military body in the region, we will
not hesitate to order our shoot-at-sight squad of any uniform
personnel in the region.
For the records, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) are not in Delta state, we
only go there to strike and returns back safely to the struggle base,
Bayelsa state.
Our intelligence team further revealed that the President’s wife, Mrs.
Aisha Buhari’s foundation is funded with NDDC proceeds met for the
development of the region, since the present acting Managing Director,
Mrs. Ibim Semenitari is mounting pressure at the presidency so as to
confirmed her the substantive Managing Director of the Board which is
been facilitating by the wife of the president. She conceived this
idea when she was appointed last December.
“We are warning Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state,
without further delay commence the final payment of all workers
including the old pensioners been owed of their several months of
salary. Dickson is to pay these workers/pensioners in full and not 50%
or half of half of their legitimate salaries. He will not claim of any
funds to pay them, the funds are with him based on the allocations he
received from the federation account which is known to the people. No
fund but the government is busy doing projects and building personal
building within and outside the state, while these workers are dying
in abject poverty in the state? This is unacceptable and it must stop
forthwith in the region because our parents, brothers and sisters are
not to suffer as a result of their effort they put in government to
service”.
“Enough is enough, he should go and bring wherever he is keeping the
money for, and fully pay these workers and pensioners before the end
of this month or otherwise, what he is looking for in the state he
shall see it from us. Dickson and his family people are building
mansions in the state by diverting the money met for salary of
workers. His aged mother who is over 70 years is a staff and still
drawing salaries on Sagbama LGA’s payroll, what an injustice is this?
The ministry of works in the state is silently paying all supplies
contracts to governor’s relatives while others are not paid. If he
said there is no money, he should without delay to auction those
properties he and his relatives amass with the state funds within and
outside Bayelsa now to pay the workers immediately”.
“We’ll go after any of Dickson’s relation and political appointees who
have given wrong advise to the Pharaoh (Gov. Dickson) of Bayelsa state
to cripple the state. Since the governor cannot pay workers in the
state, by avoiding the oath he took and his constitutional
responsibilities, he should leave the seat of power in the state by
avoiding bloodshed. Whoever that attacks us in words will also go for
it.
“If Dickson undermined us what he saw while serving as Attorney
General and Commissioner for Justice of the state on that faithful day
of April, 27th 2007 were we came and sacked President Goodluck
Jonathan then governor of the state at government house, will
experience same but this time around it will be disastrous and heads
will roll, whoever that confronts us.
Signed:
For and on behalf of the Joint Revolutionary Council
GENERAL AKOTEBE DARIKORO (Commander, General Duties)
GENERAL TORUNANAOWEI LATEI (Creeks Network Coordinator)
GENERAL AGBAKAKURO OWEI-TAURO (Pipelines Bleeding Expert)
GENERAL PULOKIRI EBILADEI (Intelligence Bureau)
