By Samuel Oyadongha

Yenagoa—Chairman, Board of Trustees, Voice of South South, Mike Ogiasa, has said that only the practice of true federalism where the component units owned and controlled their resources and paid tax to the centre will put to an end to the recurring agitation for justice in the Niger Delta region.

Ogiasa spoke in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, against the backdrop of the Federal Government declaration of a two-week ceasefire in the region to create room for dialogue with the Niger Delta Avengers and other militant groups.

He urged members of the Federal Government negotiating team to focus on true federalism and equal participation among the states on the ownership and control of their recourses.

He blamed injustice for the renewed crisis and violent activities being embarked on by militants.