Obong Victor Attah Led Committee Will Restore Peace In Rivers – Says PANDEF

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) at its Special General Assembly held at Port Harcourt on 24th October, 2024, constituted a high level Peace and Reconciliation Committee headed by
former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Obong Victor Attah, who is also Co-Chairman, PANDEF BoT. 

PANDEF, which has dipomat and scholar, Amb. Dr. Godknows Igali, as the new National Chairman is promising that the Committee will mediate on and resolve all lingering political crisis in various states of the South-South geopolitical zone.

Other members of the High level Peace and Reconciliation Committee are Senator Emmanuel Ibok-Essien (Akwa-Ibom and immediate past national chairman, PANDEF); former Senate Whip, Senator Rowland Owie; Senator Stella Omu (Delta); former Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Rear Admiral G. John-Jonah; former military Governor of Kwara State, H. E. Pam Ogar (Cross-River); and Rt. Hon. Dr. Stella Dorgu (Bayelsa).

“We call on the government at all levels, individuals and organizations to work in unison with PANDEF with a view to achieving the target of bringing lasting peace to the Niger Delta as no stone will be left unturned, especially as all will be given full listening ears to underpin the remote and immediate causes of the crisis and at the end of the assignment, we shall all sing “Niger Delta Region, we hail thee, our own dear native land”, though tribe and tongue may differ, in brotherhood, we stand” Chief Dr. Obiuwevbi Christopher Ominimini, National Spokesman said.

The leadership of PANDEF has assured the South-South geo- political zone and all Nigerians in general that, at the end of the assignment of the High Level Peace and Reconciliation Committee that has been set up to mediate and resolve the lingering crisis in the area, all vexing issues would be nipped in the bud.