By Ephraim Emmanuel
The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni people MOSOP says oil exploration will resume in Ogoniland only if the federal government fulfill its outstanding commitment to the Ogonis.
The President of MOSOP professor Andah Wai-Ogosu said this during this year’s 31st anniversary in commemoration of the hanging of late environmental activist Ken saro wiwa and other Ogoni martyrs at saakpenwa , Tai Local government by the late head of state General Sani Abacha.
The MOSOP president listed unfulfilled projects across the four local government areas of Ogoni to include hospitals and poor funding of the Federal University of Environment and Technology at Saakpenwa.
He criticized the federal government failure on confidence building project.
“We said health is of importance. The devastation affected the health of the people,so please can you refurbish a general hospital in each of the four local government areas, as we speak,it’s a far cry from what the president promised . So MOSOP is not against the federal government or oil resumption, weare saying ,please those things should move to a point ,yes where the people can have confidence.” ANDAH WAI-OGOSU
Also speaking at the event, the Chairman of Bayelsa Traditional rulers council BUBARAYE DAKOLO called on Ogonis to ensure leaders prioritize the welfare of the people.
He identified poor leadership to the struggle and development of Niger Delta region.
“Anybody that does not serve you well,ensure he or she does not return. If you put pro Ogoni people ,I can tell, you will have a cause for rejoicing . This penury we have suffered for so long,this oil and gas they have taken away from us for so long ,the pollution,with its ripple effects.” BUBARAYE DAKOLO.
Correspondent EPHRAIM EMMANUEL reports that the 31st anniversary of the hanging of late environmental activist Ken saro wiwa and other Ogoni martyrs had in attendance the chairman of Tai Local government area Mbakponee Okpe and other foreign activist .
