An advocacy
group, Pan Niger Delta People’s Congress (PNDPC) has urged the Federal
Government to prioritise issues in the oil-rich region for sustainable peace.
It asked
government to, urgently, begin the full implementation of its strategic plan
for the area.
The
Coordinator, PNDPC, Chief Mike Loyibo, in a statement yesterday, urged the
current administration to treat the funding of the Presidential Amnesty
Programme as a security issue.
Loyibo also
demanded for the upgrade of the Oron Maritime School in Akwa Ibom as well as
the commencement of the version in Delta State.He urged the government to
complete the East-West Road, a major expressway linking the entire South-South
region to other parts of the country as well as ensure massive creation of jobs
in the region.
He said:
‘’The Federal Government should properly coordinate the various intervention
agencies in the region for viability and maximum gains.‘’President Muhammadu
Buhari should not ignore the clamour for the restructuring of the nation. He
should bring all Nigerians together to discuss the direction they want the
country to go.’’He welcomed the President back from his medical vacation in the
United Kingdom.
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