President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the threat issued by the Niger Delta Avengers on Saturday is rather unnecessary.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in an issued statement, quoted Buhari as saying that all issues raised by the group were already responded to when the president met with the leadership of the Niger Delta and Ijaw National Congress (INC), at the Presidential Villa, on Thursday.
Adesina said when the Niger Delta and Ijaw National Congress visited the president, issues such as the call for restructuring and the inauguration of a board for the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), were addressed.
He quoted the president saying: “I am equally concerned about the rate of environmental degradation in the Niger Delta and as you are aware the hydrocarbon pollution remediation project has started work with remediation efforts in Ogoni land and I have directed the minister of environment to ensure that the projects are implemented with a high percentage of local content and inclusion of the surrounding communities”
The militant group, in an issued statement on Saturday, had announced the launch of ‘operation humble’, a new mission to resume attacks in the oil-rich region. According to them, the south-south remains the most underdeveloped region in the country, with their needs and interests “undermined by the failed Nigerian State”.
