THE Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has distanced the Niger Delta and South-South geopolitical zones from the agitations for an independent Biafra nation.
PANDEF, in a statement on Wednesday by its National Youth Leader, Donben Donyegha, said any attempt to drag the regions into the Biafra agitations would be firmly resisted.
Donyegha insisted that the Niger Delta region is not interested in breaking away from Nigeria, and those including the region in Biafra agitations are insulting the people of the area.
He added that including the region in any plan to break away from Nigeria is provocative behaviour.
The statement read, “The proponents of Biafra Republic have been warned to desist from their action of including communities of Niger Delta, the South South Geo political zone in their plan to secede from Nigeria. We the Apex Social Political body of the Niger Delta are not party to this agitation.
“We therefore warn that the continued inclusion of PANDEF Areas or communities into the so-called Biafra Republic is provocative and tantamount to insult on the Leaders of the Niger Delta Region. We the youths shall resist this in all ramifications. Any further attempt to further disregard or belittle our Leaders and fathers with this provocative publication or pronouncement of Biafra Republic with inclusion of any of the Towns or territories of the Niger Delta shall meet a strong resistance from us, the youths. They are hereby warned to henceforth desist from it. Niger Delta is not Biafra.
“PANDEF believes in True Nigeria where nobody is made a 2nd class citizen. We believe in the Unity of Nigeria but a Nigeria where equal opportunities abound, where the Sub National, the states control their God’s given resources and pay tax to the Centre for maintenance of homeland Security, Territorial integrity and sovereignty, foreign policy and international Diplomacy.
