NIGER DELTA:FG must stop patronising violence - Mulade (text+video)

The federal government must stop patronizing violence to further improve existing peace in the Niger Delta region.
In an exclusive interview with THE LIVE PEN, National Co-coordinator of African Center for Peace and Environmental Justice CEPEJ comrade Sheriff Mulade decried government’s reactive approach to issues in the Niger Delta.
He asserted that Government must forge a solid bond with leadership of the region under the auspices of PANDEF to successfully address re-occurring contentious issues in the region.
Mulade equally urged PANDEF members to desist from acts that will portray the body as individualistic.


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