By Emma Amaize, Soni Daniel & Perez Brisibe

Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, have  reiterated that they were not ready for any negotiation or dialogue with the Federal Government.

The group, in a tweet by its spokesperson, Mudoch Agbinibo, reacting to the claim by one Mr. Ballantyne Agiri, who claimed to be the acting spokesperson of a “Contact and Dialogue Team,” said it was a fabrication.

“Who is Mr. Ballantyne Agiri, the claimed dialogue group spokesman? We do not know you and please stop fooling the general public,” the Avengers said.

Agiri had earlier, yesterday, claimed that Avengers have collectively and willingly agreed to dialogue with the Federal Government to resolve the lingering crisis in the Niger Delta region.

Agiri, whose name is not associated with the Avengers, had in a statement in Abuja, said that the NDA had constituted a contact and dialogue group to engage the Federal Government in meaningful dialogue as part of the initiatives to resolve the crisis.

He added that the group was determined to come out with results that would yield lasting peace, equity, justice and harmony among all ethnic nationalities in Nigeria.

“The body has collectively and willingly agreed to heed the clarion call of eminent Nigerians and the international community to dialogue with the Federal Government,” Agiri said.

He urged Nigerians and the international community to follow the event and watch out for which side would default in terms of abiding by the rules and spirit of the dialogue.