Daily Independent (Lagos)
5 June 2009
President Umaru Yar'Adua again on Thursday justified the military swoop on insurgents in the Deep South who twist the legitimate demands of the people and threaten national security.
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This Day (Lagos)
17 June 2009
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday expressed his delight at the widely reported decision of the leader of the Niger Delta Vigilante Movement, Mr. Ateke Tom, to accept the amnesty offer by the Federal Government.
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This Day (Lagos)
16 June 2009
Leader of the Niger Delta Vigilante Movement, Mr. Ateke Tom has asked President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to define the terms of the amnesty he is offering rebel groups in the Niger Delta, following which he will be prepared to immediately surrender all the arms in his possession to benefit from the government's olive branch.
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This Day (Lagos)
31 May 2009
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said at the weekend it would consider the federal government's offer of amnesty only if the movement's leader, Mr. Henry Okah, was released from detention.
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This Day (Lagos)
13 June 2009
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has promised his administration's full support for the rehabilitation of armed youth that would agree to turn a new leaf as the Federal Government renewed it's amnesty to persons in the Niger-Delta region willing to lay down their arms.
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Daily Trust (Abuja)
9 June 2009
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Obong Ufot Ekaette, has said that skills acquisition and development centres would soon be set up to enable the training of the youths, particularly militants, who will accept the amnesty granted by the Federal Government.
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Vanguard (Lagos)
2 June 2009
Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Chief Power Aginighan, has urged the warring militants in the Niger Delta to embrace the new offer of amnesty by President Umaru Yar'Adua in his Democracy Day speech.
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Judging by similar happenings in oher parts of the world, president Yar'adua's stance on miltants to voluntarily lay down their arms is either POLITICAL IMMATURITY OR CAREFREE ATTITUDE OR BOTH. REAL LEADERSHIP IS LACKING.