Nigeria @65: PANDEF urges FG, states, LGAs to show greater determination, respect rule of law

…Calls for meaningful reforms, renewed enactment connected insecurity, poverty, and infrastructure

By Henry Umoru

ABUJA — The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the apex socio-political organisation representing the South-South geopolitical zone, has called connected the Federal, State, and Local Governments to amusement greater determination and respect for the regularisation of instrumentality successful consolidating democracy, pursuing meaningful economical reforms, and addressing the challenges of insecurity, poverty, hunger, and younker unemployment that proceed to load Nigerians.

In a connection signed by its National Chairman, Ambassador Godknows Igali, the Forum felicitated with the authorities and radical of Nigeria arsenic the state marked its 65th Independence Anniversary, describing the milestone arsenic “yet different accidental to bespeak connected the travel of our nationhood.”

PANDEF besides urged the Federal Government to urgently code worsening infrastructure decay successful the Niger Delta, the portion from which overmuch of the nation’s wealthiness is derived. It noted that the neglect of captious projects specified arsenic the East-West Road, Benin–Auchi Road, Benin–Warri Road, and the revitalisation of the confederate ports successful Port Harcourt, Calabar, Onne, and Warri indispensable beryllium decisively tackled if Nigeria is to afloat harness its economical potential.

Igali’s connection work successful part: “The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), connected behalf of the peoples of the South-South zone, warmly felicitates with the authorities and the full radical of Nigeria arsenic we people the 65th independency day of our beloved country, Africa’s largest democracy. We springiness acknowledgment to Almighty God for the acquisition of this outstanding federation and the advancement we person achieved contempt daunting challenges.”

The Forum commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for efforts astatine addressing nationalist concerns, and besides praised the governors of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Edo, and Rivers States for their enactment and committedness to determination development.

Reiterating its telephone for action, PANDEF stressed that authorities astatine each levels indispensable rededicate itself to securing lives, improving the economy, and ensuring bully governance.

“As Nigeria celebrates 65 years of independence, we telephone for sober reflection, renewed dedication, and bold enactment to physique a stronger, united, and prosperous federation for ourselves and aboriginal generations,” Igali stated.

The Forum reaffirmed its committedness to proceed moving with the Federal Government and Niger Delta authorities leaders to guarantee the portion and its radical play their rightful relation successful nationalist affairs.

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