The coalition of Niger Delta militants,
yesterday, withdrew the October 1 quit notice they issued to northerners and
Yoruba living in the region.
The Pan Niger Delta People’s Congress (PNDPC),
a new group that claimed to have the mandate to negotiate for the Niger Delta
with the Federal Government and other interested stakeholders, said the issuers
of the quit notice gave them the mandate to withdraw it.
The coalition comprises the Reformed Niger
Delta Avengers; Niger Delta Joint Revolutionary Crusaders Council; Niger Delta
Supreme Egbesu Fighters; Niger Delta Red Scorpion Fighters; Niger Delta Youth
Mandate for Justice; Niger Delta People’s Liberation Force; Niger Delta
Fighters for Resource Control; Niger Delta for Urhobo Resource Control; and
Bakassi People’s Liberation Force.
Loyibo, whom the coalition said was appointed
following his track records of integrity and honesty, confirmed that the
coalition mandated the PNPDC to announce the withdrawal of the quit notice.
He said the youths were remorseful after he and
members of the new group met with them and told them the implications of the
quit notice to the peace and development of the region.
He said: “People should disregard the quit
notice from our youths. I have spoken to many of them and they mandated me to
withdraw it on their behalf.
“They have called off the quit notice and
discharged it. Everybody in the region in the west, east and north should go
about their normal business. I can guarantee them of their safety.
“The entire Niger Delta people are not in
agreement with the quit notice issue. The boys that issued it are very
remorseful. So, they have asked me, because they mandated me to speak for them
and the region, to discharge the quit notice.
- The Nation
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