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NGO donates relief items to victims of Plateau attacks

The Beautiful Gate Handicap People Centre, an NGO, has donated relief materials to crisis victims in Miango, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau.
Presenting the items on Tuesday in Miango, the Executive Director of the organisation, Mr Ayuba Gufwan, said the gesture was to cushion the hardship the people were passing through.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that gunmen recently attacked 23 communities in Miango, killing scores and injuring even more, while many houses were razed down.
The situation also left many displaced persons as they scampered for survival.
Gufwan, who described the the killings as “unfortunate”, said his visit was to identify and support the affected people with some items to relief their sufferings
“We are here to sympathise with the people of Irigwe and the entire Miango over the unfortunate incident where people were killed, houses destroyed, many injured and others left with no shelter.
“The recent incident is very worrisome because it is not just an attack on the Irigwe nation, but Plateau in general.
“We have come with some items, believing they will support the displaced persons have a living pending when they return to their homes.
“These items are nothing compared to the ones you lost, but this is just a token of our support, love and a way of showing our solidarity to you all,” Gufwan said
The executive director called for unity among Plateau citizens, irrespective of tribe or religion, to fight the menace.
Gufwan prayed for the souls of those who lost their lives in the attacks and urged their families to accept it as God’s will.
He also called on government and security agencies to intensify efforts toward ending all forms of insecurity in the state.
Receiving the items, the Brra Nggwe Rigwe, Rev. Ronku Aka, thanked the organisation for the gesture.
Represented by the District Head of Kwall, Mr Daniel Chegah, Aka said the support would go a long way to address the immediate needs of the displaced persons.
He, however, called on government and security agencies to find a lasting solution to the circle of violence in all parts of the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that items donated included bags of Garri (cassava flour), maize, rice, beans, sugar, potatoes, gallons of palm oil, a bale of blankets and sleeping mats.
Other items donated included rolls of soft tissue paper, cartons of washing and bathing soaps, detergent, toothpaste, body cream, noodles and dozens of cups. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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PANDEF Clarifies Visit To Tinubu, Knocks Wike Over Inflammatory Comments

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to prevail on the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike to retract his publicly disparaging remarks made recently against the socio-political body.
PANDEF described as regrerrable and embarrassing comments by Wike in the aftermath of the group’s visit to Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, even to the extent of insulting the late former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin.
Recall that the FCT minister had, on Thursday, during a media chat, described PANDEF as “the worst organisation anybody can rely on”, while also calling the board of trustee members of the body “political merchants”.
In a statement signed by PANDEF Chairman on Saturday in Abuja, Ambassador Godknows Boladei Igali, urged President Tinubu as the father of the nation, to prevail upon the Honourable Minister to retract his inflammatory statements and extend due respect to these eminent.
Igali clarified that the meeting with the president provided a valuable platform to discuss pressing issues of national and regional importance. Adding that “PANDEF remains unwavering in its commitment to peace, stability, and equitable development in the Niger Delta. We will continue to engage with great vigour, all relevant stakeholders in pursuit of lasting harmony in Rivers State and the broader South-South region.”
His words: ^To set the record straight, PANDEF the foremost socio-political body representing the South-South regions, composed of some of Nigeria’s most distinguished personalities. The delegation to Mr. President included chairpersons of at least four of the six SouthSouth states’ traditional councils, senior traditional rulers of major ethnic groups, former governors, past presiding officers of the Senate, prominent entrepreneurs, academics, and high-ranking retired military officers.
“It is, therefore, highly regrettable and totally unacceptable that a serving minister in the Federal Government would exhibit such brazen disrespect towards individuals of this standing. This attitude perhaps explains his continued refusal of the Minister to engage with the Peace and Reconciliation Committee, which PANDEF constituted as far back as October 2024, despite repeated attempts to reach.
“The Honourable Minister (Wike) characterized PANDEF as the worst organization ever” and accused its members of visiting the Presidential Villa merely to solicit financial favors. These statements are not only false but also unbecoming of a public official of his stature.
“PANDEF hereby calls upon Mr. President, as the father of the nation, to prevail upon the Honourable Minister to retract his inflammatory statements and extend due respect to these eminent Nigerians and traditional rulers who were, after all, esteemed guests of the Commander-in-Chief. It is apt to remind that the Minister does not own the Niger-Delta and his errant conduct should not be condoned.
“Notwithstanding this regrettable development, PANDEF remains unwavering in its commitment to peace, stability, and equitable development in the Niger Delta. We will continue to engage with great vigour, all relevant stakeholders in pursuit of lasting harmony in Rivers State and the broader South-South region,” Igali stated.
On efforts to restore peace in River State, Igali restated PANDEF’s commitment for peace in the oil-rich State.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Peace and Reconciliation Committee, which remains committed to resolving the Rivers State crisis,” Igali stated.
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