MEND STATEMENT: 24 August 2011

Sahara Reporters

24 August 2011

"Nigeria Is Not A Failed Nation; Nigeria’s Leaders Have Failed The Nation", MEND Replies The Movement For New Nigeria

By Jomo Gbomo

After careful perusal of the above titled document released by the group calling itself the Movement for New Nigeria, The Movement for the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta.(MEND) deems it appropriate and perhaps crucial for two(2) reasons, to voice our position on this document. Firstly the authors of this release purport to have co-opted the people of the Niger Delta in a scheme of which we Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) are ignorant. Additionally, the caliber of persons signatory to this document, presents a source of concern. Our simple understanding of the beliefs and intentions of this organization and our response accordingly, is as follows;