The leadership
of the Niger Delta Self Determination Movement, NDSDM, on behalf of our
membership and the peoples of the oil and gas rich Niger Delta region in
the South of Nigeria write to congratulate Mr. Donald Trump the
President-Elect of the United States of America. The Niger Delta Self
Determination Movement is a socio-political group made up of all the
ethnic nationalities of the Niger Delta, a region comprised of the
political South-South states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
We congratulate the people of the United
State of America who, eight years ago, did what many thought would
never happen and voted into the White House an Afro American as
President, and again in 2016 have voted into the White House a
billionaire businessman as president, confirming that any glass ceiling,
at the right time, will be broken. We the multi-ethnic people of the
Niger Delta region are encouraged and inspired that despite our
diversity, we can strengthen and develop our people and region.
Mr. Donald Trump emergence as
President-Elect of the US comes at a time of grave threats to global
peace and security, economic devastation in many countries, and renewed
agitation of justice and equity across Africa and Nigeria is in the
epicenter of these three phenomena. The Niger Delta peoples whose
homeland provides the natural resources that keeps Nigeria running are
major stakeholders in the future of this West Africa region not
neglecting our geographical location in the Gulf of Guinea, and the
giant continent of Africa.
The people of the Niger Delta a peace
loving people look forward to working with Mr. Donald Trump as you
prepare to take over the reign of power in the USA. We are hopeful
expectant that a Trump-led American government would prioritize the
policies that strengthen the fundamental American values of economic, justice, human rights, political developmental, and environmental justice for all the ethnic nationalities and minorities all over the world.
As peace loving people we believe that
the bedrock of peace and development in the world, Africa and Nigeria in
particular is in establishing and protecting, without any bias, the rights of all peoples to FREEDOM. The
freedom of expression, the freedom of belief, the freedom of religion,
and the freedom to chart a future for their children and grandchildren.
These are the values America has come to embody.
The promotion of these values around the
world is a responsibility that the US has carried for decades and
sometimes, sadly, Americans have died to protect.
The NDSDM believe that working with a
Trump lead presidency the Niger Delta people can stand up for these
values. We hope that the in-coming Republican US government would be
disposed to paying attention the trade and investment opportunities that
exists in the oil and gas in the most economically viable region of the
most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The NDSDM believes in intellectual and
non-violent engagement at every level and on all issues that affects our
people and region.
We also believe in the rights of
indigenous of the world as enshrined in the United Nations Declarations.
We also believe in the readiness of our people to engage in meaningful
conversations that would benefit our two countries in the area of
Equity, Justice and fairness to all.
Finally we wish Mr. Donald Trump well as
he prepares to take on the most challenging and rewarding job of his
career. We are hopeful that the policy thrust of the USA, going forward,
would stand for Justice and Freedom for all the oppressed minorities of
the Niger Delta, Nigeria and the entire world.
The Niger Delta Self Determination
Movement look forward to building a robust relationship the Trump-led
Republican party and all the people of the United States of America.
Signed
Annkio Briggs
For: The Niger Delta Self Determination Movement
November 16, 2016
For: The Niger Delta Self Determination Movement
November 16, 2016
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