Date Published: 03/16/10

Vanguard conference on post-amnesty- Delta State Government position

Statement by the Government of Delta State  

Warri: This morning (Monday march 15, 2010), explosives mounted in two cars stationed at about 200 metres away from the venue of the conference organized by Vanguard, entitled ‘Post-Amnesty Dialogue- Restoring Hope in the Niger Delta,’ were detonated.

To protect lives and properties, the Governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, ordered immediate evacuation of participants to a safe location. The event has been put off by the organizers.

The peoples of the Niger delta will not be intimidated nor deterred by the cowardly act of a few opposed to a peaceful and non-violent approach of resolving the historic grievances of the region.

We assure all that we will not be deterred in our determination to fast-track the development of our people.

Signed,

Mr. Oma Djebah,

Hon. Commissioner for Information, Delta State.