Group says Yorubas, Hausas must leave region
The militants made this known in a statement which was signed by their leaders and made available to newsmen in Abuja.
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According to Daily Post, those who signed the statement are: John Duku (Niger Delta Watchdogs); Ekpo Ekpo (Niger Delta Volunteers ); Osarolor Nedam (Niger Delta Warriors ); Henry Okon Etete (Niger Delta Peoples Fighters); Asukwo Henshaw (Bakassi Freedom Fighters); Ibinabo Horsfall (Niger Delta Movement for Justice ); Duke Emmanson (Niger Delta Fighters Network) and Inibeghe Adams (Niger Delta Freedom Mandate).
According to the group, there will be no united Nigeria, if the country is not restructured.
They said “We wish to thank all well – meaning Nigerians who threw their weight behind restructuring and disassociated themselves from the President’s position on restructuring.
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“We want to remind him (the President) that without restructuring, there would be no united Nigeria.”
They also said “The Coalition of Arewa Youths’ quit notice to Igbo was in collaboration with the Northern elders, the President’s cabal and top security chiefs from the North. They were properly consulted by the youths.
“Therefore, we maintain our previous position that Northerners and Yorubas should vacate the Niger Delta region before October 1, 2017, until justice is done.
“We can no longer tolerate this injustice, marginalisation and being treated as slaves in our own land.
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“We, therefore, demand that the Northerners should return 70 per cent and Yorubas 15 per cent of their oil blocks to the Niger Delta people for justice to prevail.”
Also, the Arewa Youth Coalition has called on the Federal Government to hold a referendum so that those who want to be on their own can go.
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