The Chief Edwin Clark led Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has set up a committee to reconcile Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his erstwhile political god father Nyesom Wike.
The committee is headed by a former Akwa Ibom Governor Obong Victor Attah, Co-Chairman, Pandef BOT.
This was contained in a communique on Sunday at the end of the group’s special General Assembly in Portharcourt, Rivers State on 24 October 2024
The Assembly, the communique noted, was jointly chaired by His Royal Majesty, King Alfred Diette-Spiff, the Amayanabo of Twon Brass, first Military Governor of Rivers State, and Co-Chairman of PANDEF Board of Trustees and His Excellency, Obong Victor Attah, former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Co-Chairman of PANDEF Board of Trustees.
The High Level Peace and Reconciliation Committee, according to the communique, is to mediate on and resolve all disputes and conflicts within the area.
Other members of the Committee are: Senator Emmanuel Ibok-Essien, Senator Rowland Owie, Senator Stella Omu, H. E. Rear Admiral G. John-Jonah, H. E. Pam Ogar, and Rt. Hon. Dr. Stella Dorgu
The group also expressed concerns over the scrapping of the Ministry of Niger Delta, which was established to address specific issues bordering on the peculiar circumstances of the Niger Delta.
The group also condemned the Federal Government’s neglect of strategic infrastructure in the Niger Delta region.