Niger Delta Youths Task Buhari On Infrastructure, Sustaining Amnesty

Niger DeltaNiger Delta youths under the
aegis of Bridge Builders Of Nigeria (BOND)
have called on the incoming administration
to address problems of infrastructure and
widespread poverty in the Niger Delta.
This is coming ahead of the May 29
swearing-in of General Muhammadu Buhari
as the President of Nigeria.
At a news conference in Abuja, the Grand
Patron of the group, Dibi Yankore, said that
addressing the challenges facing the region
would help in sustaining the peace and
security that is currently being enjoyed in
the region.
Issues of environmental degradation, lack of
infrastructure and widespread poverty in
the Niger Delta region were brought to the
front burner as the Niger Delta youths
attempted to set an agenda for the
incoming administration of General
Muhammadu Buhari.
The association advised the incoming
administration to fulfill its campaign
promises in order to ensure the
sociopolitical and economic growth of
Nigeria as a nation.
At a separate news conference, another
group, the Ijaw Youth Council appealed to
the President-elect to sustain the amnesty
programme established by the late
President Musa Yar’adua for the
rehabilitation of restive Niger Delta youths in
order to ensure continuous peace in the
region.
The President of the Ijaw Youth Council,
Udengs Eradiri, said that the sustenance of
the programme would not only boost the
nation’s oil resources but would continue to
ensure peace in the Niger-Delta region.
They also appealed to all the youths of the
Niger Delta region to support the incoming
administration.