Drop your weapon, let’s negotiate… Buhari tell Niger Delta militants

Delta Militants

President Buhari has called on the Niger Delta militants to stop their confrontation and come to terms with the government instead

President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of State for Petroleum Ibe Kachikwu met with the Royal Dutch Shell Group team at the State House on Friday, May 20.

Discussion was Titled: Insurgency in the Niger Delta area as well as oil companies presence and future plans.

During the meeting the president once again urged the militant groups, aggrieved persons and communities to drop weapons and sit down at the negotiating table primarily for the review of the Amnesty Programme initiated by the Yar’Adua administration.

PMB said:“We have to be very serious with the situation in the Niger Delta because it threatens the national economy. I assure you that everything possible will be done to protect personnel and oil assets in the region”