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By Henry Umoru
THE Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the apex socio-political assemblage of the South-South geo-political zone, has urged the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal authorities to immortalise the 18th indigenous Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Solomon Ehigiator Arase, retd, who died at the property of 69 successful August, by naming a large nationalist monument successful his honour.
According to PANDEF, the honour is successful presumption of the invaluable contributions of the precocious Arase to National Unity and Development and to the national authorities of Nigeria astatine large.
In a Communique astatine the extremity of an enlarged National Executive Committee (NEC) gathering of Pandef was held successful Benin City, the Edo State Capital, PANDEF urged the Federal authorities to instantly redress the worsening infrastructure decay successful the Niger Delta, conscionable arsenic it expressed great interest implicit the illness of the national roads successful Niger Delta, peculiarly the East West Road which remains mostly uncompleted, mostly the Benin Warri conception arsenic good arsenic the deplorable authorities of the Benin Auchi roadworthy and the Calabar Itu roadworthy among others.
The Communique was signed yesterday by PANDEF’s National Chairman, Ambassador Godknows Igali; Prof Alfred Ehigiegba, Edo authorities Chairman of PANDEF and the National Publicity Secretary of PANDEF, Chief Obiuwevbi Ominimini.
In the statement, PANDEF decried the unfortunate abandonment of the lone railway enactment starring from Ujevwu, Delta state, to Itakpe successful Kogi State, portion akin projects, specified arsenic the Abuja-Kaduna Railway line, which broke down astir the aforesaid time, had agelong been attended to and fixed arsenic if the Niger Delta does not substance successful Nigeria.
According to PANDEF, as a substance of economical upliftment resulting successful an summation successful the per capita income of the radical of the Niger Delta, the national authorities is hereby called upon to urgently guarantee the restoration of each the seaports successful the South-South Geopolitical portion situated successful Calabar, Port Harcourt, Warri, Sapele, Burutu, and Koko.
The Communique read, “An enlarged National Executive Committee (NEC) gathering of Pandef was held successful Benin City, this day, the 4th of October 2025. Also successful attendance were the Edo authorities section enforcement committee members led by the section chairman, Prof Alfred Ehigiegba, and the authorities section chairmen of Akwa Ibom state, Bayelsa state, Delta authorities and Rivers state. The gathering was presided implicit by the National Chairman, Amb Godknows Igali OON. The gathering deliberated connected respective issues affecting the Niger Delta Region and the nation, and resolved arsenic follows.
“In presumption of the invaluable contributions of the precocious Rtd IGP, Dr Solomon Arase, to National Unity and Development, the national authorities of Nigeria is hereby called upon arsenic a substance of value to immortalise him, including naming a large nationalist monument successful his honour.
“Pandef acknowledgment His Excellency, President Bola Amed Tinubu GCFR, arsenic good arsenic Gov Siminalaye Fubara and each different leaders who played assorted roles successful restoring Democratic institutions successful Rivers State
“Pandef expresses large interest implicit the illness of the national roads successful the Niger Delta, peculiarly the East-West Road, which remains mostly uncompleted, mostly the Benin Warri section, arsenic good arsenic the deplorable authorities of the Benin Auchi roadworthy and the Calabar Itu road, among others
“Pandef decries the unfortunate abandonment of the lone railway enactment starring from Ujevwu, Delta state, to Itakpe successful Kogi State, portion akin projects, specified arsenic the Abuja-Kaduna Railway line, which broke down astir the aforesaid time, had agelong been attended to and fixed arsenic if the Niger Delta does not substance successful Nigeria.
“As a substance of economical upliftment resulting into summation successful the per superior income of the radical of Niger Delta, the national authorities is hereby called upon to urgently guarantee the restoration of each the oversea ports successful South South Geopolitical portion situated successful Calabar, Port Harcourt, Warri, Sapele, Burutu, and koko.”
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