The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), says it will not fail to shut down the Niger Delta region, if the Federal government fails to inaugurate a substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, after the expiration of its 30-day ultimatum.
IYC, had in a statement few weeks ago issued the ultimatum to the federal government, while directing oil firms to leave the region before the expiration of the order.
Peter Igbifa, President-general of the IYC, who disclosed this in a statement in Yenagoa, said oil companies should evacuate their workers from the region, as they would not guarantee their safety.
“We want them to take responsibility of their personnel, remove them gently. If you have IOCs that operate flow stations, take the remaining days and time and shutdown them down gently by yourself,” he said.
“We are not coming to your flow station, shut them by yourself, we want you to shut the flames by yourself and vacate your personnel. Within these seven days remaining in the ultimatum, you can take three to four days to shut down and evacuate so we can have a peaceful shutdown,” he added.
He stated that they will not take to arms to force people out of the region, but we will do so peacefully until their demands are met.
