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The Ijaw Youth Congress and the youth wing of the Urhobo Progress Union (Ighelle r’ Urhobo), have condemned President Muhammadu Buhari for saying he would treat militants like the Boko Haram terrorists if they failed to embrace dialogue.
“If the President at this stage is threatening to use military might when leaders in the region are already appeasing the youths and they had agreed for a dialogue, such statement is condemnable. We will resist such threat from Buhari because we own this country together," National President of Ighelle r’Urhobo, Mr. Ovie Igho, said.
“What the President said runs contrary to what the Petroleum minister told us on Friday when he visited Chief Edwin Clark that the Federal Government was looking beyond a ceasefire. This kind of statement should not be coming from a President who desires a lasting peace in a region that feeds the entire country.” he added.
IYC Spokesman Eric Omare said the statement as unfortunate as Buhari's antagonistic posture contributed to the renewed militancy in the region in the first place.
“If the President at this stage is threatening to use military might when leaders in the region are already appeasing the youths and they had agreed for a dialogue, such statement is condemnable. We will resist such threat from Buhari because we own this country together," National President of Ighelle r’Urhobo, Mr. Ovie Igho, said.
“What the President said runs contrary to what the Petroleum minister told us on Friday when he visited Chief Edwin Clark that the Federal Government was looking beyond a ceasefire. This kind of statement should not be coming from a President who desires a lasting peace in a region that feeds the entire country.” he added.
IYC Spokesman Eric Omare said the statement as unfortunate as Buhari's antagonistic posture contributed to the renewed militancy in the region in the first place.
