South East Agitation: Buhari Has Accept The Dialogue Option - Ngige Reveals |READ FULL
Afnews Editor
Jun 21, 2021
The Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige has said President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the adoption of dialogue to address agitations in the South-East.
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Ngige revealed this on Sunday, while speaking with State House correspondents, after meeting with Buhari in Abuja.
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There have been agitations from parts of the South-east for secession, with the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) well in the forefront of the fight.
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However, Ngige claims the federal government is working out some modalities to ensure that the people of the region do not "feel unwantedÔÇØ in Nigeria.
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"We also looked at the security situation, especially in my zone, the south-east, and we made some proposals to him based on the yearnings of the people, and what the government also wants.
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"We are following up with dialogue, which at the end of the day, is what will happen. We have to talk; we have to discuss. Part of the discussion starts tomorrow. The minister of defence, minister of interior, and service chiefs were in Enugu last Saturday and we're going to do follow-up meetings on that.
"We briefed him and he accepted that dialogue is the way to go in all this,ÔÇØ Ngige said.
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