Date Published: 11/16/09

President YarAdua meets with Aaron Team!!!

PRESS RELEASE

15TH November, 2009

President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Alhaji Umaru Musa YarAdua, in keeping with his promise to MEND leader Henry Okah, met with the Aaron Team selected by MEND to dialogue with the Federal Government, on Saturday, November 14, 2009.

The team’s spokesman, Mr. Amagbe Kentebe said “The meeting has taken place as promised by Mr. President. We are cautiously optimistic in this dialogue which has begun will lead to a sustainable peace, based on justice and sincerity, in the region. The deliberations will be disclosed as soon as all stakeholders in the region have been briefed”

The Aaron Team to the meeting, which took place yesterday at Aso-Rock was led by Admiral Okhai Akhigbe (rtd), included General Luke Aprezi (rtd) and Mr. Amagbe Kentebe; with Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, in attendance as Observer. Also, in attendance at the meeting, were Mr. Henry Okah and Mr.. Farah Dagogo.

Amagbe Denzel Kentebe 

November 15, 2009