Yar adua in his maiden speech stated clearly that the ‘Niger Delta’ will be a priority in his seven point reform agenda, but two years down the line what activities has he carried out to show this interest in the region that feeds the rest of the nation. what strategy has he employed to rekindle peace, justice and development in the oil rich but neglected and poverty ridden Niger Delta?
We recall with pains and disappointment how he has shown no ability, will power or commitment to implement his over advertised and pointless 7 point agenda. Watching the clip of his administrations efforts in the Niger Delta triggers off disgust in the average citizen who finds lies offensive. In two years against our disapproval of any kind of summit, talks, conferences, or seminars as a means of solving the Niger Delta equation. We knew that, it was a planned diversionary strategy by the government to waste our money, energy and time. Yet, he set up a technical committee, who worked tenaciously against all odds, and have since submitted a report/recommendation which like the Uwais electoral reform white paper will have another committee to review their recommendations based on reviews. What a reviewing administration? He has set up a Ministry of Niger Delta and provided it with 50billion Naira same amount allocated for the revamping of Arewa Textile Mill. 50billion Naira with clear instructions on how to spend N39b, leaving the minister with the horrible task of spliting 11b amongst the needs of nine states, same underfunding strategy used in incapacitating the NDDC. The systematic removal of all ministerial powers from “on the paper” minister of state for petroleum, Odein Ajumogobia and simply using his name as a pacifier.
To further proof this priority commitment Yar dua has sacked Agge community in Bayelsa State, hometown of Patrick Azazi, and now five communities in Gbaramatu kingdom of Delta State; Okerenkoko, Oporoaza, Kunukunuma, kurutie, kokodiagbene under the guise of getting rid of militants, militant groups and camps and avenging 12 dead JTF officers and releasing kidnapped oil workers(oil thieves).
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There have been series of crises in Jos, Plateau State, the home state of Brigadier General Wuyep Rimtip, the Assistant Commandant of the JTF who has been instrumental to the genocide being carried out in the Gbaramatu kingdom of Delta state. Over three hundred persons killed with thousands more feared death in Jos, yet there has been no signal to send in any arm of the military to Jos. Is this because there is no oil in the state? Or that no soldier has been killed? Or that the dead are not militants?
As women of the region we have watched quietly this deceit and injustice of killing our sons and husbands, the raping and debasing of our young daughters and the abuses of our culture and very being by the JTF and Federal Government. We have prayed, fasted and hoped that someday peace, justice and development will come to us however, the Nigerian state presents us no option but to like the American leader Patrick Henry demand “Give me liberty or give me death”
We have read the various lies in the papers and are alarmed by the lies being traded and call on all well meaning Nigerians to join our cry in saving our communities from these gruesome murderers, Oporoza is our home not a militant camp, so is Kunukunuma, Ekerenkoko, Kokodiagbene, Kurutie we are Gbaramatu people. JTF is killing innocent people, women and children and branding them militants. SAVE US NOW! This is a repeat of the Obasanjo’s 1999 ODI destruction! THIS IS GENOCIDE
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RE-BRANDING THE SEVEN POINT AGENDA WITH NIGER DELTA AS A PRIORITY
1: SET UP A TECHNICAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW REVIEWS BY ALL COMMITTEES FROM WILLINKS COMMISSION TILL DATE.
2: APPOINT A RECOMMENDATION REVIEW COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE.
3: CREATE THE NIGER DELTA MINISTRY
4: FUND THE MINISTRY WITH THE SAME AMOUNT AS AREWA TEXTILE MILL
5: DISEMPOWER ALL NIGER DELTA SONS AND DAUGHTERS IN GOVERNMENT AND USE THEIR NAMES AS PACIFIERS
6: REBRAND ALL NIGER DELTANS GOVERNORS, MINISTERS, ELDERS, TRADITIONAL RULERS, ACADEMIA, WOMEN, CHILDREN, AGED et al ”MILITANTS”.
7: WIPE OUT THE NIGER DELTA STARTING WITH GBARAMATU GENOCIDE
CONGRATULATIONS "MR PRESIDENT" FOR SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVING YOUR SEVEN POINT AGENDA IN YOUR FIRST TWO YEARS
Issued by the GENDER COALITION AGAINST GENOCIDE, [email protected]
The Gender Coalition Against Genocide (GAG) is made up of female human rights activists in the Niger Delta. GENDER COALITION AGAINST GENOCIDE (GAG)
PRESS STATEMENT
signed:
Irene Tuoyo - Delta state
Ekaete Eyo - Cross Rivers state
Emem Okon - Akwa Ibom State
Unity Ototo - Bayelsa State
Hilda Dokubo - Rivers State
Imaguero Idahosa - Edo State
Annkio Briggs - Ijaw
Uroma Amaechi - Ikwerre
Azuka Ezekwem - Aniocha
Inyene Sylva - NGO
Victory Igho - Urhobo
Carol Usen- Ibeno
Enyinna Blessing - Iko
Eunice Okpor - Isoko
Dora Aju Ukku - Itsekiri
Regina Akhimien - Ishan
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