NAN – A
socio-political group, Assembly of Concerned Niger Delta People, has
appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint his predecessor,
Goodluck Jonathan, as special envoy to Niger Delta.
National coordinator of the group, Eperemor Governor, made the appeal in a statement on Thursday, June 2, 2016 in Benin.
According to him, the appointment will
help to reduce the present hostility by the Niger Delta Avengers which
has been responsible for the blowing-up of oil installations in the
region.
He said as an indigene of the area, and
former governor of Bayelsa, the former president would help to bridge
the gap between the region and the Federal Government.
Mr. Governor, however, condemned the
spate of pipeline bombings by the Niger Delta Avengers, adding that the
bombings were not only affecting the nation economically but degradation
the soil of the region.
He reminded the Niger Delta Avengers
that while the country was suffering the effect of their activities, the
environment of the region they claimed to represent was also being
destroyed.
He, therefore, urged members of the
group to channel their grievances to appropriate authorities rather than
destroying the country`s commonwealth
A special envoy is a diplomatic rank or
appointment usually given to a former president or outstanding and
influential leader to mediate in on a special issue. Former US President
Bill Clinton has served as a UN special envoy to Haiti in 2009.
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