Niger Delta: Minister says violence won't solve any problem
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the resort to violence will not resolve the Niger Delta issue,
hence calling on those disenchanted with the plight of the region to embrace peaceful tools of seeking redress.
In his comments at the command screening of the action thriller movie ''Oloibiri' in Abuja on Thursday night, the Minister said that in violence, ''there are really are no victors, for whichever end of
the divide one falls, there remain only the wounded and trauma of
bloody memories.
''In its essence, 'Oloibiri' the movie speaks of the Niger-Delta to us
Nigerians; to our essence as humans, as a nation, as students '
of history and hopes of our tomorrows. 'Oloibiri' in its form points out to us that in addressing wrongs, the place of diplomacy can never be successfully replaced with violence; for the violent creates victims of himself and others, and in all of these it is the land who loses precious citizens.''
He said the present Administration, in laying a strong foundation for
the speedy development of the Niger Delta, has begun the
implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on the Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland, which was launched last June.
Alhaji Mohammed also noted that the Federal Government has
commissioned the Central Ogbia Regional Water Supply Project in
Bayelsa, as part of efforts complete all abandoned water projects to improve livelihood.
Among those who witnessed the command screening of the film were the Minister of Environment Amina Mohammed, Minister of
Labour and Employment Chris Ngige, Minister of State for Environment Ibrahim Usman Jibril and the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Paul Boro.
Also in attendance were some of the stars who featured in the movie, including Mr. Olu Jacobs and Mrs Taiwo Ajayi Lycett
Segun Adeyemi
SA to Hon Minister of Information and Culture
Abuja
Sept. 9th 2016
From left - Olu Jacobs, Taiwo Ajayi Lycett and Minister of
Information and Culture Lai Mohammed, after the command screening of
the film OLOIBIRI in Abuja on Thursday night
From left - Taiwo Ajayi Lycett and Minister of Information
and Culture Lai Mohammed, after the command screening of
the film OLOIBIRI in Abuja on Thursday night
Guests, including Environment Minister Amina Mohammed (1st
from left), Minister of State for Environment Ibrahim Usman Jubril
(5th from left), Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed (8th
from left), Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige (9th from
left), Minister, Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Paul
Boro (10th from left), at the command screening of the film OLOIBIRI
in Abuja on Thursday night