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19/07/2023

Niger Delta Coastal Initiatives United Front (NDCIUF) described call for Removal of Ndiomu as Interim Administrator Presidential Amnesty Programme PAP Ridiculous and anti Ijaw.

Following renewed call for the removal of Gen Ndiomu Rtd as Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme PAP by group of politicians and faceless groups, the group President Chief(Dr). Opumie Crowther has berated those involved as crusading anti Ijaw agenda. In a statement made available to news men through the Secretary General of the NDCIUF Comr. Festus Azibanigha Joseph described the call as baseless, vexatious and laughable. He said the Presidential Amnesty Programme PAP can not be brought to a mere appendage of a political party but for the services of ex agitators and restore peace in the Niger Delta. He pleaded with stakeholders of the Niger Delta region not to overflood Federal Boards manned by Ijaws with frivolous and vexatious petitions and protest.

That the Gen. Ndiomu Barry Tare Rtd lead Interim Administration has brought sanity to the system. Beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme PAP Cooperative is a major Achievement which those calling for his removal don't want it to come to lime light. This is because, with the implementation of the cooperatives, it will launch the Beneficiaries to self reliant and productive in their domain. While dollar is increasing and rising cost of goods and services in the market, #65,000 monthly stipends remains thesame which is not sustainable. The cooperative society comes to fill that gap.

The Chief Executive of the Niger Coastal Initiatives United Front NDCIUF Chief Opumie Crowther urge Politicians to distinguish the Amnesty Office and elections for optimal performance of the program. Gen. Ndiomu is too focus to be distracted by agenda of underdevelopment and anti Ijaw group but deliver the core mandate of the Board to beneficiaries. The group stand in solidarity with the Administration to probe staff of the PAP over the leaked document that suppose to be a classical documents.

The group used this medium to urge Mr. President His Excellency Sen Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu-GCFR, and the general public to discountenance with the unfounded allegation of fraud in the Amnesty office as they are born out of greed and wickedness. The Interim Administrator is a very transparent personality who grew from the rank and files as a military and retired as a General in the Nigerian Army. Such a height can only be achieved by a honest man with deligency. That Gen. Ndiomu is a core believer of Mr. President who is a patron of many pro Tinubu groups such as the Tinubu Jagaban Support Movement TSM, e.t.c which clearly contradicts their claim that Gen Ndiomu did not work for Tinubu.

At this point what the PAP need is a technocrat who will bring policy that will affect the life of individual beneficiaries of the amnesty Programme and not the one that will be based on only the #65,000 naira which is no longer sustainable in this economic realities. And Ndiomu if supported by all stakeholders, implement the already frame work of the cooperative that will be beneficial to all delegates.

04/07/2023

Press Released:

The Niger Delta Coastal Initiatives United Front(NDCINF)" Condemns the news paper Publication of the Niger Delta Frontiers Movement on Ijaw people.

~ Passes Vote of Confidence on Gen. Barry Ndiomu, I.A Presidential Amnesty.
~Supports the Policies of Mr. President His Excellency Sen Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu-GCFR.

The attention of the Niger Delta Coastal Initiatives United Front(NDCINF) a group formed mainly by Ex-Niger Delta Freedom Fighters has been drawn to a news item sponsored by misguided and faceless group in the Vanguard News paper urging Mr. President to appoint the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and the Presidential Amnesty Programme to a non Ijaw man with baseless asertions.

Ordinarily we wouldn't have respond to such provocative and vituperative write up against Ijaw people but to set the Record straight. That the Amnesty Programme is strictly for Ex Militant leaders who laid down their arms for the benefit of the Federation and since then peace has returned to the country and Oil Production has increased geometrically. It is important to note that the Amnesty Programme was granted by Late former President Musa Yar'adua regime inorder to curtail the rising militant activities that crippled the Country Oil Exploration in the Region mostly the Creeks of the Niger Delta.

It is a known fact that the Ijaws occupies the Coastal part of the Niger Delta, spanning from Bayelsa, and part of Delta, Rivers State, Akwaibom State, Ondo State and Edo State making it the Fourth Largest Ethnic group in the Country with the highest Oil and Gas deposit and production in Nigeria. During the Wake of the Militant agitations in the Niger Delta, the Ijaws eco system and environment were mostly affected as almost all activities were carried out in the Creeks.

It is therefore an insult and demeaning for any other Ethnic group in the Niger Delta to agitate on issues concerning the Presidential Amnesty Programme when they were no where to be found in the days of the struggle. Those Ethnic groups calling for inclusiveness are the very people that called Ijaw Youths Militants in the pre amnesty era.

It will also be interesting to ask them where were they when the former President proclaimed the Amnesty Programme? How many of Ex-Militants surrenders their arms during first face that are not of Ijaw origin? You can not sit in your comfort zones and write without facts on ground with the aim to mislead authorities and the general public. During the struggle, many of our Ijaw Communities were bombarded by the Federal Government, can they name any of their community that was attacked and bombarded by the Federal Government in the days of the struggle? The Ijaws have received social and environmental injustice inorder to drive home their demand. The Urhobos, Itshekiri, Ikwere, Isoko, Edos are our Neighbors but when it comes to the Amnesty Programme, respect should be given to the Ijaws and not this wickedness portrayed by this misguided faceless group.

The Ijaws are the forebears and frontiers of the Niger Delta Struggle and through the Ijaw Struggle today the NDDC, Local Content, Ministry of Niger Delta and Amnesty Programme has come to the benefit of the entire region. The blood of Ijaw Youths were sacrifice for the current peace we are enjoying in the region.

It will therefore be unwise and an act of wickedness to sit in your comfort zone without contributing anything to the formation of the Programme and agitate for headship of a programme you never partook and labeled all kinds of names on the Ijaw people. Let is be known that the Amnesty Programme, unlike other commissions like the NDDC, Local Content, Niger Delta Ministry e.t.c that is for all Niger Deltans, the Amnesty Programme on the other hand is exclusively for Niger Delta Ex agitators who laid down their arms for the overall benefit of the region and the Country in general.

The programme is in phases, Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration. Pertinent questions need to answer. How many other ethnic Nationalities in Niger Delta embraced the Disarmament in phase 1? The answer is non. When the Ijaws who are the forebears of the struggle embraced peace and constitute 98% of the delegates. How can people who never participated in the struggle come to talk about leadership of such a programme? For emphasis, the Amnesty Programme is not about Niger Delta region but for Ex-agitators and aim to transform delegates into the Society through training and Reintegration.

Presently we are at the Reintegration stage, and we are confident with the current Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Gen. Barry. T. Ndiomu Rtd. His policies are all encompassing and beneficiaries of the programme are happy with the sanity he has brought to the system such that all beneficiaries received their payments direct from the office without deductions. The Interim Administrator is not just a Retired General in the Nigerian Army, but a son of the soil who understands the topography and Coastal Environment of the Niger Delta.

Recently, he has launched a cooperative scheme for beneficiaries. It is expected that delegates will have starter packs and cash to start various Entrepreneural ventures. This will make delegates to be self reliance and productive in the day to day affairs of the State.

It is indeed in the light of the above that we the Niger Delta Coastal Initiatives United Front under the leadership and command of Chief(Gen).Opumie Crowther condemn in it's entirety the actions of the faceless group, Niger Delta Frontiers Movement who lacks the basis of the formation of the programme.

We unanimously urged the office of the National Security Adviser to the President Malam Nuhu Ribadu and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Sen. George Akume to disregard and discountenance with the empty press release born out of malice, envy and ignorance on the grounds upon which the Amnesty office was proclaimed by former President Musa Yar'adua of blessed memory.

In a well attended meeting of it's National Executives, States, Chapters and Unit heads and entire Members of the forum passed a vote of Confidence on the Interim Administrator Presidential Amnesty Programme Gen.Barry Ndiomu Rtd for his role in stabilizing the programme and region which has led to increase in oil production in the Country. We equally urge Mr. President, His Excellency Sen Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu-GCFR to retain him order to continue the good work he has started in the programme.

The group also pointed out that one of the major set back of the programme is the short period of one Administrator to the other. It is in this regard that we thank Mr. President for retaining him for the overall performance of the Programme. The Ijaws will continue to maintain the unity of Nigeria and support Mr. President and his policies.

The group used this medium to also thank and stand in solidarity with Mr. President, His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu-GCFR for removing Fuel Subsidy which has been the bane of corruption by few oligarchic individuals at the detriment of the country within this short while in office. We are also aware of the Federal Government role in stabilizing the power sector by given state Governments, individuals, corporate organizations licenced to generate electricity. The signing of the Student loan bill was another mile stone and benefit yet to come. We need a better Nigeria and that can only be done if the citizens support the policies of Government and as stakeholders of the Niger Delta and Nigerian State in general we support your lofty developmental ideas for the economic advancement of the Federal Republic.

Chief (Gen). Opumie Crowther
National President, Niger Delta Coastal Initiatives United Front .

Comr. Festus Azibanigha Joseph
Secretary General, Niger Delta Coastal Initiatives United Front.

06/05/2023

*WELCOME TO MOSIEND CENTRAL ZONE PLATFORM*

*INFORMATION ABOUT MOVEMENT FOR THE SURVIVAL OF IZON ETHNIC NATIONALITY IN THE NIGER DELTA (MOSIEND)*

Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta, MOSIEND, is a sociocultural cm mass mobilization pressure group - advocating for Environmental Justice, Equity, Fairness from the Nigerian Government and the multinational oil companies.

MOSIEND was established on the 31st March, 1993 and contributed immensely towards the creation of Bayelsa State, rendered active support base during the formative stage of the Ijaw National Congress (INC).

MOSIEND wrote the first Izon Charter in September 1993 which was well received by the Embassies back then, MOSIEND also wrote a Position Paper in the 2005 National Constitutional Conference

MOSIEND is amongst the forerunners of contemporary Izon organizations pushing for a better deal for the ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta and Nigeria at large.
It further played a significant role towards initiating and facilitating the Kaiama Declaration in 1998, which gave rise to the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC). Mosiend also played a pivotal role towards the creation of Bayelsa State.

*VISION STATEMENT* : TO PROMOTE RESOURCE OWNERSHIP, CONTROL, UTILIZATION AND SELF-DETERMINATION, TO HAVE A NATION WHERE OUR FUTURE IS SECURED IN ALL FACES OF LIFE.

*MISSION STATEMENT* : To complement our bigger dream of salvaging the Izon nation from marginalization and oppression, and also bring about resource ownership, control and self-determination, to have a nation where our future is secured in all facets of life - especially on security and the economy.

*AIMS AND OBJECTIVES*
✔️Our objectives are centered on fostering peace and unity among our people and communities.
✔️As well as pushing for the enthronement of sustainable peace, security and development in the Izon nation and the Niger Delta in extension.
✔️To promote our cultural heritage.
✔️To promote capacity building amongst our youths in order to reduce restiveness.
✔️To promote the ideals of our founding fathers.

*LEADERSHIP*
The 9th National leadership of MOSIEND is a blend of credible career men and women with Sterling leadership qualities and charisma. The Executive Members are drawn from the Niger Delta states. Mosiend Leadership structure comprises of the National Elders' Council which is the highest decision making arm of Mosiend headed by Elder T.K Ogoriba, National Executives, 3 Zonal Executive Structure - Central/Eastern/Western Zone, Chapters - Abuja/Lagos/Ondo/ Akwa Ibom/Egene, Clans & Units.

The Current 9th National President of Mosiend is Amb Kennedy Tonjo West.

*Our 3R Mantra are* : *Reorientation, *Repositioning .... *Recovery of lost values.

*Slogan/Motto* - Great Mosiend - Our land, Our heritage, Our Pride.

14/04/2023

Hon Mrs Isikima Ogbomade the BINANI of Bayelsa politics.
Hon. Mrs Isikima Ogbomade a.k.a BINANI of Bayelsa politics is a business woman and politician.
She hails from Eme Compound in Idema Town , Abureni Clan Ogbia Kingdom, Bayelsa State.

She is a founding member of the All Progressive Congress APC Bayelsa State.
She has grown in business and today presented herself to serve her dear state Bayelsa under the platform of the All Progressive Congress APC.

APC has a chance of challenging Douye Diri through the Sympathy of the women votes.

16/02/2023

Chief David Lyon as exwhile Governor Elect Bayelsa State that swearing in was stopped by the Supreme Court picked the APC Governorship nomination form for the 2023 Gubernatorial Election.

14/02/2023

Ayaokoro Community, Ogbia Kingdom Festival.

14/02/2023

Ayakoro Community Ogbia Kingdom demonstrating how they move from old settlement to new settlement due to flood.

12/02/2023

Okoroba Community in Nembe LGA Okays Hon.Chief Douglas Sampson-Awudulu for a Second term.

The chiefs, women, Youths, CDC and elders of Okoroba Community came out in their numbers in what turn out to be a carnival like moment, welcome the All Progressive Congress APC Nembe LGA deligation led by Hon Ayobegha James(former Bayelsa State House of Assembly Member Rep Nembe Constituency 2).
Hon. James, while presenting the aim of the visit solicited for the community to vote APC at all levels. They presented the following members to the community to be voted in.
1. His Excellency Senator Tinubu for President. 2. Chief Sen.Degi Eremieyoun for Senate Second term. 3.Hon. Isreal Sunny-Goli, House of Representatives Nembe/Brass for a second term. 4. Barr. Kenneth Stanfarst, Nembe Constituency 1. 5. Hon. Chief Edward Irigha-Brigidi, Nembe Constituency II. and Hon. Chief Sampson Douglas- Awudulu, Nembe Constituency III.

Based on track records, quality representation, equity, fairness and overall performance, the community unanimously agree to vote APC at all levels.

Led by the Chairman Okoroba Community Council of Chiefs, Chief Ekpokoba recounted the Goodwill of their son Hon. Chief Sampson Douglas-Awudulu in the community and the Constituency in general, that it has never been good to them like this before. Today, through his Constituency projects , we have internal walk way, solar lights throughout the community, Water project for the Secondary School, human and capital development and various legislation he made and contributed in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly. They are particularly happy that in his first term, he became the minority leader and his voice loud in the house and is expected that the Mini Ward be allowed to complete their second term.

High point of the event was the adornment of Chief Sampson Douglas-Awudulu with wrappers and Alapu-Ogidi to go and contest for a second term and that the community is fully behind his candidature and other APC candidates says synergy is required to attract development to the area.

They equally thank Sen. Degi for the institution he has brought to the LGA, the Federal College of Education Bassambiri, that it will help open the development of the area and also urge him to put it as a priority the Constituency III Road project he has started to connect Opume -Okoroba to Agresaba, Obiata, Atubo and Ikensi. They also, thank the Minister of State Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva for the award of the Oloibiri oil and gas mousuem.

Other Members of the deligation include Chief Fyne Ikierigha Allen, Chief K. W Degi, Chief Promise Inetimi, Chief Sam Nation Amabebe, Chief Naworio, Dogiye Sylva, Barr. Justice Bello, Barr. Kenneth Stanfarst, Painya Macdonal, Mrs Favour Emmanuel, Mrs Kadio Francis, Mrs Ndakinyo Mcgrigor, Chief kypus Odikiari, Eng, Kolo Richard, etc. They were all happy for the rousing welcome giving to them and ask them to replicate same through their PVCs to the All Progressive Congress APC candidates at all Levels.
Onua! Alua!

11/02/2023

Breaking News

Resident scoop fuel as Fuel Tanker tumbled in Otabagi Community in Ogbia LGA. Leaders call for caution to avoid explosion that could lead to loss of lives and property.

11/02/2023

The first transaction I did in Abuja via POS today was for 10,000 naira.

The POS operator, a lady from the south, took 1200 as her service charge—for old notes. I didn’t mind, I needed cash badly.

Unfortunately, like a drop of water in a very hot pan, I soon exhausted the 10,000.

With my bank app not working, I needed cash again. This time, somewhere in Wuse. The POS operator was from the north, a Muslim. He told me he was from the north-east.

So I told him, please, include your charges in the money you would pay me. He pointed 10,200 on the button of the machine. I thought he was making a mistake so I asked if he was sure that was his charge before I entered my pin. He nodded in agreement.

I got my money and before I zoomed off, I told him, “the first place I did transaction of same amount of money I paid 1200 for charges. Why is your own different?”.

From the conversation we have been having, I could tell that the guy was moderately literate. His response to me as to why he charged 200, and not 1200 the other lady had charged me has kept me thinking ever since then.

“Oga, I don’t just want to be part of the problem going on in this country. As long as I have money to dispense without extra cost, I will give it out to my customers without extra cost”.

I have been pondering over the statement ever since.

Kennedy Friday

11/02/2023

Nwoba Chika Nwoba wrote:

I withdrew N10k in the morning at Ugwuoba Garki and the charge was N1k. It involved a Hausa POS trader. He gave me new notes. In the afternoon, I went to take N10k at a POS centre in Umunze and the charge was N4k. I paid with a heavy heart. She gave me old notes. Someone withdrew N100k and the charge was N40k. The POS operator is an Igbo.

Tomorrow, someone will say the North is our problem. Greater stock of Ndi Igbo are very greedy and insatiable. It's worse when it's coming from our Anambra end.

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11/02/2023

After 47 Years of Age😭😭😭, I Have Given Birth Today to my First Baby. God has finally wiped my tears of sorrow away 😭
Surely God fufils his Promises.
As you Wish Me CONGRATULATIONS may God remember you and wipe your tears of sorrow away ❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾

11/02/2023

Nigeria and politics.
Just in Labour Party Presidential Candidate Mr. Peter Obi supports Buhari Scarcity of Naira.

11/02/2023

Congratulations to Alabo Gideon Ekeuwei on your well deserved appointment as Secretary to the state Government by Sen. Douye Diri. Untill his appointment, he was one time Secretary to the state Government under the leadership of Chief Timipre Sylva as Governonrs between 2008-2011.

He hails from Azuzuama Community, Southern Ijaw Constituency IV.

We in Atlantic VOICE Reporters celebrate with you.

10/02/2023

OIL MUSEUM: HOST COMMUNITY OF OTUABAGI HAILS FG, OTHERS
..assures of enabling environment

Otuabagi: The aboriginal Landlord-Community of the first oil well struck in commercial quantity and quality in West Africa in 1956 and the land owner of the newly approved Museum and Research Centre, the Otuabagi Community of Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has through her Elite Forum chaired by Prof Teddy Charles Adias commended President Muhammadu Buhari, the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and former Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva and other Members of Federal Executive Council for the Wednesday approval of the award of phase 1 engineering, procurement and construction contract of the Museum and Research Centre in Well 1 Otuabagi Community to Messrs Julius Berger Plc for a completion period of thirty (30) months.

Also appreciated are the Project's four development partners comprising of Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board ( NCDMB), Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria ( SPDC) and the Bayelsa State Government ( BYSG) which will each contribute to the development of the project in the ratio of 40, 30, 20 and 10 percent, respectively.

The Otuabagi Elite Forum in a special release signed by Prof. Teddy Charles Adias who doubles as the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University - Otuoke, assured that the Otuabagi Community and the Ogbia Nation are ready to collaborate with Project teams to provide the enabling environment for the smooth take-off and timely completion of the project, ading that the contract approval and ex*****on will engender employment generation, tourism, research and technology development, integration of the pioneer oil and gas host Community into mainstream development of the Country as well as the conversion of the location where oil was first discovered into a masterpiecial edifice that will preserve the heritage and development in the oil and gas sector.

The Otuabagi Elite Forum expressed confidence that with the avowed commitment of Stakeholders and the project's funding model, this current effort will not go the way previous attempts of 1981 and 2001 which ended with foundation laying ceremonies.

10/02/2023

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10/02/2023

Fed Govt shuts down varsities for polls
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Our Reporter
February 10, 2023
The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission (NUC), has ordered the closure of universities across the country to enable students to participate in this year’s general election.

The NUC, in a letter addressed to vice chancellors of all universities and dDirectors of inter-university centres, said the directive was issued by Education Minister Adamu Adamu.

The letter reads: “As vice chancellors of all universities and Director/Chief Executive of Inter-University Centres are quite aware that the 2023 general election has been scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 25, 2023, for the Presidential and National Assembly, and Saturday, March 11, 2023, for governorship and State Assembly.

“In view of the foregoing and the concerns expressed on the security of workers, students and properties of our respective institutions, the Minister of Education, Mallam Adama Adamu, has, following extensive consultations with the relevant security agencies, directed that all universities and inter-university centres be shut down and academic activities be suspended between February 22 and March 14.

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10/02/2023

OIL MUSEUM: HOST COMMUNITY OF OTUABAGI HAILS FG, OTHERS ...assures of enabling environment Otuabagi: The aboriginal Landlord-Community of the first oil well struck in commercial quantity and quality in West Africa in 1956 and the land owner of the newly approved Museum and Research Centre, the Otuabagi Community of Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has through her Elite Forum chaired by Prof Teddy Charles Adias commended President Muhammadu Buhari, the Honourable Minister of Stat...

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