By Kumo Amgbere
The leadership of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has assured the South-South geo- political zone and all Nigerians in general that, at the end of the assignment of the High Level Peace and Reconciliation Committee that has been set up to mediate and resolve the lingering crisis in the area, all vexing issues would be resolved.
This is contained in a statement signed by Dr. Obiuwevbi Christopher Ominimini,
the National Spokesman,Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, and made available to Daybreak Nigeria.
Recall that the Pan Niger Delta Forum at its Special General Assembly held at Port Harcourt on 24th October 2024, constituted a high level Peace and Reconciliation Committee headed by
former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Obong Victor Attah, who is also Co-Chairman, PANDEF BoT, to examine the crisis in Rivers state and other parts of the Niger Delta with a view to finding lasting solution to them.
PANDEF which has dipomat and scholar, Amb. Dr. Godknows Igali as the new National Chairman is promising that the Committee will mediate on and resolve all lingering political crisis in various states of the South-South geopolitical zone.
Other members of the High level Peace and Reconciliation Committee are Senator Emmanuel Ibok-Essien (Akwa-Ibom and immediate past national chairman, PANDEF); former Senate Whip, Senator Rowland Owie; Senator Stella Omu (Delta); former Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Rear Admiral G. John-Jonah; former military Governor of Kwara State, H. E. Pam Ogar (Cross-River); and Rt. Hon. Dr. Stella Dorgu (Bayelsa).
PANDEF, therefore called on government at all levels, individuals and organizations to work in unison with it to achieving the target of bringing lasting peace to the Niger Delta, promising that no stone will be left unturned, and all partie would be given listening ears to underpin the remote and immediate causes of the crisis and at the end of the assignment,
“we shall all sing “Niger Delta Region, we hail thee, our own dear native land”, though tribe and tongue may differ, in brotherhood, we stand”. The statement noted
