The youth wing of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the leading socio-political body for the South-South region, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Nyesom Wike, demanding that he retract his recent remarks against the Ijaw nation and PANDEF leaders. The youth group expressed outrage over Wike’s comments, … Read more
THE Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has urged the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling on the suspension of allocations to Rivers State, warning of dire economic and social consequences for its residents. The apex court, on Friday, upheld a Federal High Court’s decision directing the Central Bank of Nigeria to withhold funds meant for … Read more
THE Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the apex socio-political voice of the South-South peoples calls on all stakeholders to collaborate fully with the Obong Victor Attah-led Peace and Reconciliation Committee which was constituted at its General Assembly on 24th October, 2024. The Committee which comprises some of the most respected , accomplished & patriotic Nigerian … Read more
THE Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has formally announced the appointment of Engr. Beks Dagogo-Jack, as its new National Secretary. This confirmation came after the endorsement of his nomination by PANDEF’s National Leader, Edwin Kiagbodo Clarke, along with the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. National Chairman, Godknows Igali, clarified that this appointment follows the resolution made during … Read more
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 … Read more
LEADER of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark, has hailed former military head of state, Yakubu Gowon, for his courage in calling on Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of States to lift sanctions on some of its erring members, Niger Republic, Mali, and Burkina Faso following the takeover of government … Read more