We are not Comfortable with the Quit Notice, OPC React to N'Delta Leaders Threat
The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has asked Niger Delta leaders to caution militants in the area against quit notice issued, in order to safeguard the lives of Yoruba's in the region.
The militants under the aegis of Niger Delta Agitators (NDA) had asked the Yoruba and the Hausa resident in the region to vacate on or before October 1 in response to the quite notice given to the Igbo by the Northern youths.
In a statement issued on Friday by Gani Adams, OPC national coordinator, the group said the threat could disturb the relationship between both regions.
“We know that the position of the militants may not reflect that of their leaders. There is a need for them to speak out against the move of the group,” the statement read.
OPC warned that “Yorubas must be safe in Niger Delta”.
Adams said: “We see the Southerners as friends but we are not in any way comfortable with the threat to quit.
“The clamp down may have an ill effect of further threat against our people in the Niger Delta region.”
Meanwhile the Coalition of Northern Groups CNG has withdrawn the “quit notice” it issued Igbos resident in the region some days back. And its expected for the Niger Delta militants to withdraw there in the spirit of one nation.
The militants under the aegis of Niger Delta Agitators (NDA) had asked the Yoruba and the Hausa resident in the region to vacate on or before October 1 in response to the quite notice given to the Igbo by the Northern youths.
In a statement issued on Friday by Gani Adams, OPC national coordinator, the group said the threat could disturb the relationship between both regions.
“We know that the position of the militants may not reflect that of their leaders. There is a need for them to speak out against the move of the group,” the statement read.
OPC warned that “Yorubas must be safe in Niger Delta”.
Adams said: “We see the Southerners as friends but we are not in any way comfortable with the threat to quit.
“The clamp down may have an ill effect of further threat against our people in the Niger Delta region.”
Meanwhile the Coalition of Northern Groups CNG has withdrawn the “quit notice” it issued Igbos resident in the region some days back. And its expected for the Niger Delta militants to withdraw there in the spirit of one nation.
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