As agitations begin to rise for appointment of more indigenes of the oil rich Niger Delta region into oil and gas sector-related federal agencies, the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has joined the campaign, this time asking for the engagement of more Ogonis.
Lamenting what he termed as obvious abandonment of Ogonis who, according to him, initiated the Niger Delta struggle, MOSOP president, Mr Ledun Mitee appealed to the federal government to address the neglect.
He made this known last week when he paid a visit to the minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Ufot Ekaette and noted that the government should not take the age long peaceful disposition of Ogoni people for granted, even as he advised that government should take steps to correct the imbalance.
According to him, MOSOP has been in the forefront of agitations that eventually gave birth to the MOSOP leader , despite being in the forefront of agitations that led to the creation of both the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), and the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.
Lamenting that despite its contributions to the agitation for a better appreciation of the plight of Niger Delta people, no Ogoni son or daughter has ever been appointed to key positions in government agencies, he however reiterated that Ogonis were ready to partner with the Niger Delta ministry.
In his response, the minister pleaded with the Ogoni people to continue to embrace peace, having set the pace as fore bearers of peace in the region, even as he added that the task of returning peace to the oil- rich region is a collective one.
Assuring the MOSOP leader that the imbalances would be corrected, the minister declared that the Niger Delta region has “men and the materials needed to move the region forward and we only need peace to change the face of the Niger Delta.”
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