Panic grips Governor Wike as militants rage on
– Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state is appealing to militants in the Niger Delta to stop attacks on oil facilities as the impact will affect communities
– He also said attacks would cut revenue accruing to the government while accusing AGIP oil company of causing problems in the region
– He promised to continue to make impact as governor of Rivers state just as he stressed his belief in one Nigeria
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has expressed fear that Nigeria will be grounded if attacks by militants continued.
Governor Wike is appealing to militants to stop attacks on oil installations
He also raised fear that such attacks on oil installations would have a serious negative impact on communities in the Niger Delta region of the country.
Speaking just minutes after the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) of the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF) threatened governors from the Niger Delta against any form of betrayal, Wike appealed to militants to stop the attacks, according to a report by Vanguard.
A statement by Simeon Nwakaudu, his special assistant on electronic media, said the governor also accused Nigerian Agip Oil Company of being responsible for some of the conflicts in the region.
He threatened to revoke the certificate of occupancy to Agip if the company continued to act against the security of the state.
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Speaking in Port Harcourt, the state capital, when he received the Ogba, Ndoni, Egbema local area youths consultative council, Wike warned that should the oil production continue to drop, the nation will face crisis.
“If the oil production continues to drop, this country will be in crisis. Blowing up oil facilities also has negative effect on our environment. There is need for the dialogue to go on.
“I believe in one united Nigeria and it is in our interest to have peace for development,” he said while urging governors in the region to be involved in the process for the award of pipeline contracts for the identification of clean groups without links to cultists.
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He commended the youths for promoting peace in their area and assured them that his administration would execute more developmental projects in the area.
Leader of the group, Mr Kingsley Ogumike, had earlier praised Governor Wike for executing developmental projects in the area and appointing indigenes of the area into key positions.
He pleaded with the governor to always invest in the security of the local government area.
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