Yesterday
during the breaking of his Ramadan fast with leaders of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) at the Presidential
Villa, President Muhammadu Buhari pleaded with Niger Delta militants to soft
pedal on the bombing and destruction of oil and gas installations. He asked
those close to the militants to prevail on them to take it easy in the interest
of the nation.
“I
honestly don’t know how many factions the militants are in the Niger Delta
compared to the Northeast where you have Boko Haram,” he said. “The technology
being deployed by the militants to destroy oil installations is high tech.The
way they can go on high sea and international waters and target oil
installations is a national problem. It is affecting development.
“No
insurance company will want to insure installations that will end up being
blown up and no banks will want to finance such installations. “Those of you
who have friends among the leadership or even the militants themselves should
plead with them in the name of God Almighty to take it easy.
“We
need to stabilize to create employment. We need to stabilize the economy etc. I
agonize over these things. “We are in a very difficult time, so we have to
organize ourselves. Anybody that says he has any other country than Nigeria
should go out and see.”
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