Osinbajo, Niger Delta leaders meet in Aso Rock

ACTING President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday night met with leaders of Niger Delta under the aegis of  the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) at the State House, Abuja.

The meeting came at the heels of  the November ultimatum given to the Federal Government to open dialogue with the group on its 16-point demand or it would withdraw from negotiations.

National Leader/Convener of PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark, had told a news conference last Monday that though Osinbajo had given a firm commitment after his visit to the region, government had failed to take steps towards their implementation, thereby putting Niger Delta leaders under pressure from their people.

The Presidency had last week maintained that government would flag-off the first set of Modular Refineries in Delta region, this month as well as begin the clean up of Ogoniland, two components contained in the demands by PANDEF.

Among those at the meeting were Amayanabo of Brass, Alfred Diete-Spiff; Victor Attah, Don Etiebet, Timi Alaibe, Senator Bassey Ewa-Henshaw, Tony Uranta, Hosa Ogunbor and Godknows Igali.