The National Leader of the Pan
Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, on Friday urged militants not to
resume bombing of oil installations and declare a Republic of Niger Delta on
October 1.
In an interview with Saturday
Vanguard, Clark said PANDEF was now satisfied that the Federal Government meant
well for the region and also disposed to dialogue with the regional body.
He appealed to the militants,
especially the groups that claimed to have withdrawn their mandate from PANDEF
to simmer down, adding: “Rome was not built in day; the Acting President was
honest, straightforward and forthright in his discussion with us and I do not
see the need for war.”
Clark warned that any militant
group that restarts hostilities in the region was on its own and does have the
backing of the Niger Delta people.
He also denied that the group
gave the FG a November 1 ultimatum, explaining that it only urged it to set up
a dialogue team to discuss with PANDEF, or the body would pull out of further
meetings with it.
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