Niger Delta Avengers: Oshiomhole gives Buhari strong advice

– Governor Oshiomhole urged Nigerians to respect the president

– He advised President Buhari not to fall for the blackmail of Niger Delta Avengers

– The governor urged Nigerians to work with the president to fulfil his promises

Governor Adams Oshiomhole has advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to succumb to the blackmail of the Niger Delta Avengers.

The group has claimed responsibility for series of bombing of pipelines in the Niger Delta region and has vowed to continue to wreck more havoc until their demands are met.

Vanguard reports that the Edo governor said the country deserves to be respected and condemned groups promising to make life difficult.

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“I don’t think the state should submit to blackmail, for me I think the state‎ should be respected. “For me I believe in Nigeria, I believe no part can do without the other, I believe our unity is not negotiable, I believe the responsibility of the political elite is to strengthen the bridge of unity, to discourage preaching hatred; discourage amplifying weak points rather work to strengthen those points.

“I salute our armed forces for what they are doing and the confidence they have brought back to our security.”

Oshiomhole further stated that “President Buhari deserves the support of everyone and there is no part of Nigeria that can be better off without the other part”.

 “The sooner we accept this reality the better it is for all of us. The days of ethnic champions and imaginary divides will not help anyone.’’

He urged Nigerians especially from the south south region to support the president in his effort to transform the country.

“We don’t need to be security experts to accept the universal truth that wherever there is insecurity there will be no investment‎ because no investor will go to where is unsafe.

“And where there is no investment poverty will be endemic because there will be no job for our people. “I appeal to all of us in the South South, we need to wake up; it is for our own self interest that we make the region the most investor friendly.

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“The assets being destroyed is not just national assets, it is our own assets. It is what makes the South South the hub of the Nigerian economy.

“So, if somebody for whatever reason decides to destroy pipelines and thereby compounding the problem of pollution, ‎the cost of cleaning up that area, making it attractive either for fishing, farming or other business, is a huge cost.”

Oshimhole also applauded President Buhari for beginning the cleaning of Ogoniland and other polluted areas of the Niger Delta region.

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