Rivers
Stakeholders Want State Of Emergency On Ogoni Develoment
Stakeholders at the first Pan Ogoni Petroleum Summit, organised by the Pan Ogoni Magazine International have urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on the development of Ogoni land as, ”an expedient and responsive measure towards addressing the infrastructural and human development deficits in the area despite the enormous contributions of the people to the nations economic fortune.
The stakeholders reasoned that, “lOCs were yet to respond to the demands of the Ogoni people in terms of economic, political and environmental rights which are the fundamentals of the Ogoni struggle”.
The stakeholders also cautioned against, “ unbridled incursions of violence in the Ogoni which has desecrated communities, and called on government and relevant stakeholders to address the insecurity in the area.
The participants at the summit also urged Ogonis to be resolute, united and vigilant against infiltrative forces that benefit from the insecurity in the area.
The stakeholders’ resolution among several others were contained in a statement made available to the press after the summit.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Board of Pan Ogoni Magazine International, Engr Olu Andah Wai-Ogosu, had in his welcome address declared that the summit was a platform to rouse the sensibilities of Ogoni people and by extension the Niger Delta to the dynamics of the oil politics in terms of enhancement of indigenous participation through the issuance of operational licenses to the people to become key players in the oil and gas sector, especially now that there is a global paradigm shift from oil and gas to renewable energy.
By: Teneh Beemene
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