Ex-agitators urge Nigerians to support President Buhari
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by emmanuel afonne7 ebisintei also said that buhari is the only nigerias president who has allowed his appointees the freedom to do their work without interference a quality that nigerians have desired for so long1 a statement issued in abuja on monday by the coalition quoted its leader stephen ebisintei as saying that the review is the only way the programme can be all encompassing1 ebisintei said the planned review of programme is sacrosanct to the peace and security of niger delta saying it is also in the best interest of the youths as well as critical stakeholders1 more importantly it will increase choices for targeted beneficiaries of the programme and indeed the youths of niger delta1 we have to reciprocate the kind gesture of mr president by supporting him in 2019 so as to enable him see through his lofty and robust plans for the region in the next four years the statement quoted ebisintei as saying1 he cautioned the people of the region to beware of those he called fair weather politicians who he said are deceitfully promising the people of the region heaven on earth ahead of the 2019 elections1 the coalition of niger delta ex-agitators phase 2 has urged the youths of niger delta especially the ex-agitators to support the planned review of the blueprint of the amnesty programme by president muhammadu buhari1 according to him as the race for 2019 hots up youths and critical stakeholders of the niger delta should beware of politicians whose stock in trade is promises without any intention of fulfillment1 we should as a people be more circumspect and use the 2019 election to take our destinies in our own hands it is in our considered best interest to queue behind the president and work for his re-election bid1 if we fail in this we may not have this rare opportunity again to lunch our beleaguered region on the desired path of sustainable growth and peace as we are witnessing now1 in the past all we have received were promises but we can see and testify that with the administration of president muhammadu buhari our region has greater opportunities and is well placed to roll back the injustices of the past1 we have seen that he has not denied the region what is due to it in terms of appointment into key positions of government especially with the appointments of prof. quaker dokubo and dr. ibe kachukwu as the head of the amnesty office and minister state for petroleum respectively1 it is without doubt that these individuals are fits in their respective offices and are working assiduously to empower youths and of course ensure development of critical infrastructure in the region1 ebisintei pointed out that supporting the buharis re-election bid remains the best option for niger delta as far the amnesty programme is concerned1