Leadership (Abuja)
Osa Okhomina
22 May 2008
Yenagoa — Bayelsa State chapter of the Niger Delta Peace and Conflict Resolution Committee yesterday described the threat issued by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) on the planned attack on Oil pipelines in the State as "misplaced", insisting that those involved in the plot have resolved to retrace their position and work for the sustenance of the peace deal reached with the state government.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) in Bayelsa State had threatened to destroy oil pipelines in the state and called on construction giant, Daewoo Nigeria limited and other companies operating in the state to leave in their own interest. The rebel group also accused the federal government of enriching some individuals and groups in the name of peace initiatives in the oil and gas region.
But reacting yesterday after a meeting with the leader of MEND in Bayelsa State, the chairman of the Peace and Conflict Resolution Committee, Chief James Jeftha, said those involved in the issuance of the threat misconstrued the position of the MEND leader and that he has promised the state government of his faithfulness to the peace deal reached with militants for peace in the state.
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