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Jonathan, ex-President appeals to youths to shun violence

The Matters Press by The Matters Press
October 6, 2020
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged youths in oil rich Niger Delta to shun violence and embrace peace for the development of the region which supports the national economy.

Jonathan gave the advice when the executive of Movement for Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), paid him a visit in Yenagoa on October 6, 2020.

The former president cautioned them against restiveness in the region which he said supports the economy of the nation through production of oil and gas.

Jonathan noted that youths remain the focus of most government development policies, saying that any attempt to cause violence would work against their interests.

“The future belongs to the youths who are at the centre of most developmental endeavours and policies of government; so, the diversion of youthful energy towards violence is not desirable at all.

“The future of this country belongs to the young ones not for those of us who have given our youthful years and are at the verge of exiting the scene. The youths should resist every attempt to take to violence.

“Peace in the Niger Delta is very essential as any disturbance in the Niger Delta affects the country because the region supports the economy of the nation,’’ Jonathan said.

Earlier, MOSIEND’s President, Mr Kenedy Tonjo-West said the purpose of the visit was to seek the advice of the statesman on the plethora of challenges confronting the Ijaw nation, Niger Delta and Nigeria.

Tonjo-West called for the implementation of the recommendations of the “2014 National Conference.’’

He appealed to Jonathan to mobilise former Heads of State to persuade the Federal Government to reverse the hike in electricity tariff and pump price of petrol

On security, he said, “MOSIEND is uncomfortable with the level of insecurity along our waterways and communities.

“Your Excellency, we most respectfully appeal that you wade into the Oluasiri/Soku boundary issue with a view to finding lasting solution to the intermittent squabbles between Rivers and Bayelsa states.

“Prevail on the two state governors in the region that are supposed to close ranks to address this dispute and its associated problems limiting our progress in the Niger Delta region,’’ Tonjo-West said.

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