Latest News as Militant groups under the aegis of Niger Delta Agitators have withdrawn the quit notice issued to the Yoruba and Northern indigenes resident in the region.

Latest news as Militant groups under the aegis of Niger Delta Agitators have withdrawn the quit notice issued to the Yoruba and Northern indigenes resident in the region.

The agitators also declared their support for the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), whose leadership they had previously disowned, to lead the Niger Delta region in the ongoing negotiations with the federal government.

They also announced the suspension of the planned attacks on oil and gas installations in the region and set aside their intention to declare the Republic of Niger Delta on October 1.

In a statement issued by the agitators Thursday, the coalition led by ‘General’ John Duku said that the withdrawal of the quit notice, among other threats, was a sequel to the

Ex-Niger Delta Militants Secure Scholarships

File photo of Bakassi militants used for illustrative purposes only

According to report reaching www.enyinnayablog.com which revealed that about Sixty-six ex-agitators and selected youths in the Niger Delta area have been offered scholarships to study Sports Management Fundamental at the Johan Cruyff Institute of Barcelona, the Presidential Amnesty Programme said on Wednesday.

It is reported that the Coordinator of the programme, retired Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, said that the course contents of Sports Management Fundamental were put together by the University of Amsterdam.

Boroh, who is also the Special Adviser to the President on

Niger-Delta ex-militants want amnesty beyond 2015

Former Niger Delta agitators under Third Phase Amnesty have called for the continuation of Presidential Amnesty Programme beyond 2015.

They said the programme must not be discontinued until critical areas identified by the Niger Delta Technical Report were addressed.

The Leader of Third Phase Amnesty, Ramsey Mukoro, said this in Yenagoa on Monday. He also appealed to the Federal Government to integrate the militants that were denied in the programme.

He said, “The Federal Government should ensure that those denied are enlisted into the programme because it will bring about lasting peace and contribute meaningfully to the development of the region.

“Also, the government should develop the communities, clean up oil spills and ensure that the impact of the 13 per cent derivation and ecological fund are felt in the communities.”

Commending the Federal Government on what had been achieved so far, he said more emphasis should be placed on community development and remediation of the environment.

He also urged the National Assembly to without delay pass the Petroleum Industry Bill into law, saying, “This is expected to benefit our communities in the long term.”

According to him, it will be a shock to ex-militants who are studying abroad under PAP to return home and see their communities still underdeveloped and the youth without jobs.