By Innocent Onoja
BOMADI—United States, US, Consul-General in Nigeria, Mr John Brey, yesterday said the US government had been making efforts in the last one year to step up peaceful resolution of the crisis in the Niger Delta.
Addressing journalists after his team visited the palace of the Pere of Seimbri Kingdom, HRM Charles Ayemi Botu in Warri, Delta State, Brey said the visit was another fact-finding mission to all key stakeholders in the region.
“We have been engaging heavily from the consulate and from the embassy in Abuja basically since last Spring,” he disclosed.
According to him, the visit was also a continuation of the United States’ engagement for the country and also to fast-track dialogue and ultimately restore peace in Niger Delta.
Stressing that the U.S. hoped for a peaceful resolution of the Niger Delta crisis, Brey pointed out that the delegation would spend three days in the creeks visiting various communities to get firsthand information on issues militating against the people and the region before reporting back to the U.S.
Speaking, Botu lauded the team for the visit to his palace, saying the Niger Delta was not the problem but the Federal Government.
“The only solution to Nigeria’s problems is restructuring. Why the country still remained as one entity was nothing other than oil. Let Nigeria be restructured and practice true federalism as it used to be. Let us restructure the country based on the geopolitical zones. If I see anything wrong and I do not say it, posterity will judge me,” he added.
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