Aggrieved Niger Deltans plan to march to Aso Villa

The Nation
21 October 2011

Aggrieved Niger Deltans plan to march to Aso Villa
By Bisi Olaniyi 1 hour ago

Aggrieved people of the Niger Delta are set to protest naked at Aso Rock, Abuja to show their displeasure over the lack of commensurate development in the crude oil and gas-rich region.

The protest is being coordinated by the Watchdog of Niger Delta (WDND) and the Niger Delta Peace Movement (NDPM).
In an interactive session with reporters in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, yesterday, the President of the WDND, Amachree Oprite, in company with his counterpart of the NDPM, John Walter, accused the Federal Government of insincerity in developing the Niger Delta.

The groups said: “We are tired of living with persistent anomalies against our region and people. If the Presidency fails to heed to making our region move forward at the expiration of this week, we shall protest naked in thousands, at the door and cosy environment of Aso Rock, Abuja.