BY MARTINS DURU
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has expressed displeasure over the scrapping of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs saying the development may lead to youths unrest within the region.
MOSOP , a social movement organisation representing the indigenous people of River State in the South South region of Nigeria stated that government failed to assess if the scraped ministry achieved the purpose of establishment or not pointing out that due diligence was not carried out before the announcement.
Recall that the federal government scrapped the Niger Delta Ministry by replacing it with the newly created Ministry of Regional Development.
Reacting on the development,President of MOSOP, Prof.,Olu Anda-Wai Egosu, while speaking at the weekend in Lagos during the Ogoni Welfare Association (OWA) reception for MOSOP leaders , lamented that the development might drag the region backwards.
Egosu reiterated that government would have engage critical stakeholders in the region before scrapping the ministry.
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2024-10-27