During the weekend, the minister for youths and sports, Solomon Dalung, talked about his meeting with the leadership of the Niger Delta Avengers, in Oporoza, Gbaramatu Kingdom of Delta state, where he also met with stakeholders in the community.
The minister said the militants gave him a sealed letter to hand over to President Muhammadu Buhari. According to him:
“On reaching the community after the two-hour journey on the high sea, I met with members of communities who told me that their dream was to be included in the Nigerian project… they also raised concern of incessant attacks by the Nigerian military,” he had said.
“After meeting with the communities, Niger Delta ambassadors escorted me a meeting with the leadership of Avengers… As a youth minister, I know there the Avengers are mostly youths who have potentials to be great citizens of this country.”
But in a swift reaction, Jomo Gbomo, spokesman of the avengers, said such meeting did not take place.
“The minister of youths and sports, Solomon Dalung narrated how he met with some self-aclaimed Niger Delta Avengers in Oporoza, Gbaramatu Kingdom,” Gbomo said in a statement.
“We are here to let the general public know that Niger Delta fraudsters have defrauded the minister. Niger Delta Avengers can’t stand so low to send representatives to meet with a common minister of youths that doesn’t know his work.
“Let’s make it clear that any meeting with Niger Delta Avengers must be witnessed by the international community, otherwise we will not be part of such dialogue.”
