Yar’Adua, Okah discuss Niger Delta rescue plan – The Nation
October 20, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi
President Umaru Yar’Adua yesterday met in camera with Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) leader Henry Okah, ostensibly over the group’s threat to launch fresh attacks.
Sources said the meeting, which was at the President’s instance, is part of the post-amnesty process aimed at finding lasting solutions to the Niger Delta crises.
It was the first meeting between the President and Okah since the militant leader was released from detention in July.
He had left for South Africa after his release for medical treatment. He went back yesterday immediately after the meeting, a source said.
Presidential spokesman Olusegun Adeniyi said the meeting went well. He refused to comment further.
