Movement for Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has demanded that the Federal Government give special budgetary attention for the 2022 fiscal year to address developmental challenges facing oil-polluted Ogoniland in Rivers State. MOSOP-USA, in the demands on FG, also called for equal opportunities for Ogoni people in employment and sundry federal opportunities, lamenting that they have been neglected for too long, despite Ogoniland’s significant contribution to national growth over the years. “But in contrast, we have more than enough federal investments in Ogoniland capable of eliminating poverty and unemployment. The statement added: “If Ogoni is still considered part of Nigeria, MOSOP-USA, in collaboration with all Ogonis in diaspora, hereby call for full implementation of the above demands, as a matter of urgency from the Federal Government of Nigeria, or let Ogoni go. “Kindly be informed that FG’s refusal to implement these demands as of right, that are already being enjoyed by other ethnic groups in Nigeria, amounts to the declaration that Ogoni is not part of Nigeria,” MOSOP added.

Source: The Guardian December 27, 2021 04:40 UTC