Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, also
turned up in Warri, Friday evening, to meet with Clark and Niger Delta leaders
from Cross River, Rivers, Edo and Akwa Ibom states from the six coastal states
of the South-South, who were able to make it to Delta State.
He said: “I have said it from day one that we must work for
the final solution. My belief is that the final solution does not lie in
militancy. It requires a well-articulated position of how to find solutions.”
“First, there is a short-term solution, which is to bring people together to
have peace and a long-term solution which is to address the things the people
are faced with over the years.
“If we do not have
peace, we cannot address these issues and it is important that we organize
those who can help us in the process and I am extremely 100 per cent committed
to looking at these and the need to make amends,” he said. His words: “I am
committed to finding peace and opportunities in these areas but if most of
these coastal states cannot be developed like what we see in Dubai, then we
have failed because we have the resources and everything going for us.”
“It is important that we work collectively and all those who
have taken to militancy must collapse all of that, come back to the table and
let us speak with a voice and seek solutions. “The Niger Delta needs more than
ceasefire; what is needed is perpetual peace.
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