The Niger Delta United Group of Presidential Amnesty Programme  PAP Phase 3 Ex Agitators has called off their planed protest  and earlier intention to close down oil facilities in the Niger Delta region after PAP Officials  and other relevant agencies of government brokered a truce with them in Abuja.

The aggrieved Niger Delta United Group of PAP Phase 3 called off the Planed protest after reaching a middle course agreement which they hope to further fine-tune  in the interest of all  parties concerned.

The official statement signed and released by General Joseph Akpos Jericho, Chairman, General Timibra Gabriel, Vice Chairman and General Ivwromon Ogaga, Secretary,  reads:

“After due deliberations with the officials of PAP through the Peace Building and Conflict Resolution Department of the Presidential Amnesty Office in Abuja on the 8/9 August 2022,  we hereby declare unilaterally that   the Planed protest Which was earlier slated to commence on August 10th 2022 is here by called off in the interest of the national economy and to maintain the  prevailing peace in the oil bearing Niger Delta region..

“Indeed, in our 12 points demand   in which we made ourselves very clear, the fence mending olive team of PAP have  promised to look towards the issues we presented before the Amnesty  Office in  Abuja Within a short time bound.

“The  proposed Planed protest was actually  due to the agitations  of our camp boys  who has been  exacting  so much pressure on   us since 2013 till date for them to be documented, trained and empowered and included in the list of those receiving camp allowance.

 ” l ,the chairman of Niger Delta United Group Gen Joseph Jericho Akpos, Gen Timibra Gabriel Vice Chairman and Gen Ivwromon Ebi Ogaga  Secretary were engaged in a two days  peaceful meeting with the PAP Office in Abuja and we are convinced that the  PAP management in the light of the new development  Will implement the accord reached hence we are  calling  on all phase three leaders and their camp boys to stay calm.

 “We also  thank the interim administrator’ Cornnel  Milland Dixon Dikio, Alfred kemepado, Bestman Peace building and other  security agencies for listening to our germane request.

 “The interim administrator has done  well in the aspect of  the  prompt  payment of  our monthly stipends and  we  hope he Will get the grey areas as identified in our new accord ironed out in the interest of all, especially as it concerns the issues of accommodating our camp boys  and to engage us the leaders. meaningfully as discussed here in Abuja.”