The National Coordinator of Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC,
Gani Adams has called on the Niger Delta leaders to call militants in the
region to order over the quit notice issued to the Yorubas.
In a statement he signed, Adams warned that the quit notice
could affect the “robust relationship” enjoyed by the Wouthwest and
South-south.
Adams said, “We know that the position of the militants may
not reflect that of their leaders. There is a need for them to speak out
against the move of the group.”
He warned the militants to realise that, “there are more
indigenes of their region in the south-west than the south-westerners in their
region”, and demanded that “Yorubas must be safe in Niger Delta”.
Adams added, “We see the Southerners as friends but we are
not in any way comfortable with the threat to quit.
“The clamp down may have an ill effect of further threat
against our people in the Niger Delta region.”
Militants under the aegis of Niger Delta Agitators (NDA) had
ordered Yorubas and the Hausas residing in South-south to vacate the region
before October 1.
By Seun Opejobi
