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Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project: Ndokwa Coalition Spits Fire, Warns FG

A coalition of people of from Ndokwa, a tribal unit in Delta State, South-South Nigeria, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to take with levity the need to grant host communities in Ndokwa a paltry margin of 20 per cent minimum goodwill shares as co-beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s planned lease of marginal oil and gas fields.

This declaration came from a world press conference held in Kwale, headquarter of Ndokwa West Local Government Area, over the weekend under the aegis of ‘Ani Osa Ndokwa’ Clan President-Generals and Coalition of some notable Ndokwa Associate Groups.

In a communique emanating from the meeting and signed by Pharmacist Ambrose Abanum, Coordinator of the Coalition, the representatives of Ndokwa placed demands on President Buhari-led government, noting that until the conditions are fulfilled, the erstwhile peaceful people of Ndokwa land will be forced to take their destinies in their own hands.

They also decried alleged disregard of the people of Ndokwa nation by successive governments in the Nigerian federation.

According to the group, President Buhari must also consider the immediate appointment of Ndokwa person as Chairman or Managing Director on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), amongst many other demands.

Furthermore, the Coalition noted that Ndokwa land is host to the largest Non-Associated Gas (NAG) reserve in the West African sub-region, according to extant seismic, geological and drilling data.

There are enormous Natural Gas resources of more than 10 trillion cubic feet that can support two or more major LNG projects.

Going down memory lane, the group stressed that the Ndokwa nation was a division at par with other divisions in the old Midwest Region.

Today, the old Asaba Division now has six LGAs while the old Aboh Division (Ndokwa nation) has 3 LGAs,  stressing that electoral equity and fair play demand that Ndokwa should have more LGAs and constituencies.

The spate of insecurity by marauding criminals and herdsmen in their farmlands is preparing them to engage in organized self-help by taking their destiny in their own hands.

Not accommodating Ndokwa nation in the economic gains from the FG’s Oil and Gas projects, will make what the government seek from their land to be inaccessible. The Coalition warned of dire consequences of further neglecting the peaceful people of Ndokwa land.

“The Government that undermines our people by preferring to take provocative and anti-peaceful actions should not forbid us to respond to their provocations.

 

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