Niger Delta group condemned the invasion
to the Gbaramatu Kingdom by the Nigerian
army in search for militants
– The president of the group also warned over
the cancellation of the Maritime Varsity project
at Okrenkoko
The group tells Buhari to complete Maritime
Varsity project.
The president of the Niger Delta Youth
Association Worldwide Victor James has raised
concerns that the Federal government attempt
to cancel the Maritime University at Okrenkoko
will be at its peril.
In a statement made available to NAIJ.com by
Stanley O. Efe the group said the cancellation
will germinate revolution in Nigeria and that
those beating these drums of war for the
Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will be
the first to go on exile as refugees.
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Victor James gave this stern warning at a
press briefing in United Kingdom. The briefing
was attended by a member of British
Parliament for Swansea East constituency,
Carolyn Harris, and other notable youth leaders
from the Niger Delta region.
He said: “ The Maritime University in Okrekoko
should not be cancelled as it will be a channel
of employment and development in Niger Delta
region which is the responsibility of the federal,
state, local governments and multinational oil
and gas companies. This is apartheid, injustice
and oppression which should not be herd of in
this modern era, come to think of it, why is the
oil and gas facilities in Escravos not cancelled
by the Federal government?”
Mr. James further condemned the invasion to
Gbaramatu by the Nigerian army and called on
the government to apologize to the people of
region because it is not only an act of
aggression but “ an act of war by a group of
administrators against an important integral part
of the owners of the Nigerian State.”
“It is an abuse by administrators of the
institution (government) set up by the Nigerian
State to run its affairs of the people who own
the Nigerian State hence; the perpetrators
should be probed including the presidency.
Administrators of the government of a federal
state has no constitutional right to declare war
against a federating unit of any federation
because it is devoid of logic and commonsense
we have many security agencies hence, what is
expected of them in to trace the real
perpetrators in a professional format and
prosecute them but not to send the military as
if they’re going to fight Alshabab in Somalia of
which military personnels went there and ended
up stealing, killing and raping Citizens of the
Nigerian-State, I mean this is unacceptable in
any sane clime. Such unprofessional action
smacks of brigandage and incompetence” he
noted.
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The federal government has placed embargo
on the proposed establishment of maritime
university and directed money committed into
the project should be refunded.