Sen Omo-Agege urges NDGJM to stop pipeline bombing

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*Senator Ovie Omo-Agege
(Nigeria) Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta Central senatorial district in the Senate has appealed to members of the Niger Delta Greenland Justice mandate, NDGJM and other militant groups for the protection of oil and gas facilities in Urhoboland.
Omo-Agege in a statement on Wednesday appealed to the NDGJM, which claimed responsibility for Tuesday attack on a crude oil pipeline in Delta State,  to  stop further attacks on the nation’s oil and gas assets everywhere, especially in Urhoboland forthwith.
He pointed out that violence hardly solves human problems in sustainable ways, adding that no matter the tensions or provocations, the Urhobo nation has always found ways to guarantee the peaceful environment necessary for a stable operation of the oil and gas industry in Urhoboland.
He said, "The true strengths of our vibrant youths are best measured by their non-violent resolution of the most difficult challenges confronting our people. In order to maintain our peaceful nature and achieve our desired results, let me assure any aggrieved group of persons in Urhoboland that as their Senator I am ready to channel all their concerns directly to President Muhammadu Buhari.
"Where it is absolutely necessary that we work with our neighbours and friends from other ethnic
nationalities, we will do so in the spirit of oneness and mutual cooperation. But be assured that your voices will be heard clearly and concerns respectfully attended to. As one who engages with Mr. President, I know he means well for our people. He deserves our best support and cooperation. I have Mr. President’s firm personal commitment to ameliorate the harsh conditions imposed on our people by years of neglect despite our huge contributions to peace and stability in the Niger Delta region and our Nation’s revenue profile.
"Like other ethnic groups in the Niger Delta, Urhobo’s strategic interests are unique. They cannot be realised under a common canopy of ‘vengeance’. Having been deliberately neglected and marginalised in political and economic empowerment in the recent past, we cannot accept an invitation to unleash violent vengeance against a government that prioritises our interests and listens to us. We cannot make such a mistake."
Omo-Agege promised, that a stakeholders conference will soon be organised to aggregate the Urhobo people’s concerns for Mr. President’s action.

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