President Muhammadu Buhari over his
recent statement about pipeline vandals
– Buhari said in China that his
administration would crack-down on vandals
and give them the same treatment given to
Boko Haram insurgents
– The group described the president’s
statement as condemnable as it may scare
away potential investors
According to the Ijaw Youths Council,
President Buhari does not have the true
picture of the Niger Delta.
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) described
President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement
on the preparedness of his administration to
deal with pipeline vandals like Boko Haram
terrorists as “anti-Niger Delta”.
Last week, during his visit in China Buhari
warned oil and gas pipeline vandals to desist
immediately or face the same drastic
actions being taken against members of the
Boko Haram sect by the army.
According to Sahara Reporters, Comrade
Udengs Eradiri, the president of the IYC,
described the position of the president as
condemnable, considering the investment
purpose of his visit to China.
He also noted that Buhari’s statement may
scare away potential investors who know
that the deployment of bombs and armed
forces will destroy their possible investment
in the region.
“We condemn the statement by President
Buhari. President Buhari went to China for
discussions on possible investments and
began to say that he will deal with pipeline
vandals like Boko Haram. It is wrong.
“It shows that President Buhari does not have
the true picture of the Niger Delta. For him to
make such statement, it shows he is not
current with investment trends of the world.
The statement shows that he will be sending
bombs and troops to the Niger Delta like he
does against the Boko Haram sect. The
investors will become scared because they
know that the deployment of bombs and
troops will destroy their possible investment in
the region.
“President Buhari naturally shot himself in the
foot. How can he go to China to discuss
business and investment with proposed
payments with resources from the Niger Delta
and while threatening the custodians of such
means of payment? He also discussed
investments without considering citing where
in the Niger Delta the wealth would be
sourced. It is laughable and wrong. 95 per
cent of the wealth needed to service the
China-Nigeria agreement is located in the
Niger Delta,” the statement read in part.
According to the group, the administration’s
focus on the battle against pipeline
vandalism is misplaced. Therefore, it called
on Buhari to investigate and arrest sponsors
of the attacks rather than the vandals
themselves.
The group alleged that those behind the
pipeline vandals are in the military and the
National Assembly.
A few days after Buhari vowed to deal with
pipeline vandals like Boko Haram terrorist, a
group came out to claim responsibility for
the vandalism and vowed to carry out more
attacks.
“We are not deterred by such threats as we
are highly spirited and shall continue blowing
up pipelines until the Niger Delta people are no
longer marginalized by the Nigerian actors,”
the group said.
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