REJOINDER: RELOCATION OF NPDC HEADQUARTERS TO WARRI. OUR ATTENTION HAS BEEN DRAWN TO VANGUARD ADVERTORIALS BY CERTAIN ELEMENTS WITHIN THE NIGER DELTA REGION TO INSTIGATE THE RELOCATION OF THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE NPDC FROM BENIN TO WARRI AS ARTICULATED IN TWO VANGUARD NEWSPAPER ADVERTORIALS DATE 15TH APRIL AND 28TH APRIL 2014 BY SUCH GROUPS AS GRADUATE ASSOCIATION OF THE NIGER DELTA (GAND) AND WARRI URBAN AMALGAMATED COMMUNITIES. WE ARE AWARE THAT IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THERE HAVE BEEN VARIOUS AGITATIONS BY SEVERAL GROUPS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE NIGER DELTA REGION AIMED AT DENIGRATING THE IMAGE OF EDO STATE AND ITS CITIZENS AS A MEMBER OF THE CLUB OF OIL PRODUCING STATES. THE DEMANDS BY THE GROUPS ARE BASELESS AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED BY MR. PRESIDENT AS EDO STATE FORMS PART OF THE NIGER DELTA AND AN OIL PRODUCING STATE AS WELL. THE TWO ADVERTORIAL IN QUESTION ARE OBVIOUSLY AUTHORED AND SPONSORED BY ENEMIES OF THE NIGER DELTA WHOSE HIDDEN AGENDA IS TO CAUSE DISAFFECTION AMONG THE STATES OF THE REGION. AS MISCHIEF MAKERS, THEY KNOW BEST HOW TO PROFIT FROM THE LIKELY UGLY FALLOUTS OF DISCORD AMONG THE STATES OF THE NIGER DELTA PARTICULARLY THE FRICTION BETWEEN EDO AND DELTA STATES WHOSE INHABITANTS STILL REGARD THEMSELVES AS KITH AND KIN IN THE OLD MIDWEST AND BENDEL STATES. THE HEAVENS HAVE NOT FALLEN WITH THE LOCATION OF SUCH ESTABLISHMENTS AS THE WARRI REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY, DEPOT, PETROLEUM TRAINING INSTITUTE, NNPC ZONAL HEADQUARTERS, PIPELINES AND PRODUCT MARKETING COMPANY (PPMC), DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES (DPR) AND SEVERAL OTHER PRIVATE OIL PRODUCING COMPANIES IN DELTA STATE. ONE WONDERS THEREFORE WHY THE ONLY TANGIBLE FEDERAL OIL ESTABLISHMENT IN EDO STATE IS GIVING THESE APOLOGISTS SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. IN ANY CASE, MOST DELTA INDIGENES WHO WORK AND EARN THEIR LIVING IN WARRI AND OTHER CITIES OF DELTA STATE STILL RESIDE IN BENIN CITY OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF THE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY WHICH REIGN IN THE STATE AND THE HOSPITALITY EXTENDED TO THEM BY EDO PEOPLE. WE THEREFORE APPEAL TO BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES TO IGNORE THE WICKED AND DIVISIVE DEMANDS OF THESE FACELESS AGENTS OF CONTRACTORS AND WAR MONGERS. FOR THE BENEFIT OF DOUBT, NO ONE SHOULD MISTAKE OUR CALMNESS AND ACCOMMODATION FOR DOCILITY AND COWARDICE. RATHER, OUR PEACEFUL CONDUCT IS ONLY AN APPRECIATION OF THE NEED OF PEACE AND HARMONY WHICH ARE A SINE QUA NON FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION AND THE COUNTRY AT LARGE. LONG LIVE EDO STATE LONG LIVE THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA OBAGHATOR GHATO OKPERE!!! ISE!!! SIGNED: CONCERNED EDO STATE CITIZENS.
Posted on: Wed, 07 May 2014 15:58:25 +0000
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