Buhari Assures Ogonis Of Justice

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians, particularly Ogonis that the country’s resources would be retained and utilised for the benefit of all citizens, with a strong focus on infrastructure.
Buhari gave the assurance while playing host to a delegation of Ogoni leaders from the Supreme Council of Ogoni Traditional Rulers and elected officials of the Movement for Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) at the State House, Aso Rock, Abuja, last Friday.
The delegation also included the academia, women, community and religious leaders.
The president said, “We will not abuse the trust. What belongs to Nigeria stays in Nigeria and will be utilised by Nigerians’’.
The President said the challenge of infrastructure in Ogoni-land would have been long resolved with more focus and commitment to improving the lives of the people, instead of the award and re-awarding of contracts without implementation.
Buhari urged the leaders to prevail on their youths and sensitise their communities more on the benefits of the clean-up process, especially with the involvement of the international community.
“Certainly I am aware of the challenges in Ogoni-land. But I want to appeal to you as institutionalised leaders to speak more to the youths. With patience, we will prevail together in restoring the environment, especially with involvement of the international community,’’ he said.
The President noted that the degradation of the environment over the years had undermined the economy of the Ogoni people, adding that commercial farming and fishing will pick up after the restoration.