The Federal Government has called on the people of the region to embrace dialogue in order to address issues giving rise to conflicts, agitations and youth restiveness in the region.
Minister of State, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Omotayo Alasoadura, who made the remarks during a sensitization on Peace and security enlightenment programme in Ukwa-West Local Government Area, said the region requires relative peace to attain progress.
Alasoadura particularly charged the people of Abia State, especially the oil-producing areas to maintain peace and security in their various communities in order to attract development to the state.
The Minister of State in the Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Omotayo Alasoadura has called for peace and dialogue to address issues giving rise to conflicts, agitations and youth restiveness in the Region.
Alasoadura, who also visited Governor of Abia State, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu at the Government House at Umuahia, explained that the purpose of the visit to Abia State is to sensitise and ensure peace, development and tranquillity in the Niger Delta region.
He charged that the people should let peace be supreme while tasking the State government to ensure it carries the people along in running the business of the state.
He advised the people on the necessity to wean themselves from full dependence on Oil and Gas to other means of more sustainable livelihood such as agriculture and other vocations.
In his remarks, Mr. Olusade Adesola, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, said it is the continuous desire of the Federal Government to promote dialogue and community-based approach towards attaining peace for sustainable development of the region, that the implementation of this colloquium has been sustained.
Olusade stated that the programme is intended at providing a platform for interactions between Government and the people at the grassroots with a view to giving them a listening ear and understanding their concerns, hence the theme “Dialogue, A Panacea for Peace and Development.”
He commended the people of Ukwa – west community for their peaceful co-existence and maintaining peace and security in the region.
Earlier, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, the Deputy Governor of Abia state, expressed his gratitude to the Ministry on the Sensitization programme organised on peace and security in the region.
Sir Ude, pleaded with the Ministry and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to complete the ongoing projects in the State so that it can benefit the people.
