{"id":10942,"date":"2016-08-17T22:50:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T22:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10942"},"modified":"2016-08-17T22:50:10","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T22:50:10","slug":"breaking-news-niger-delta-avengers-to-hold-talks-with-nigeria-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10942","title":{"rendered":"Breaking news: Niger Delta Avengers to hold talks with Nigeria government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=9889&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Niger Delta Avengers has agreed to hold talks with the Federal Government to resolve the lingering crisis in the Niger Delta region.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesman for the Dialogue Group, Mr. Ballantyne Agiri, said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Agiri said that the NDA had constituted a contact and dialogue group to engage the Federal Government in meaningful dialogue as part of the initiatives to resolve the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the group was determined to come out with results that would yield lasting peace, equity, justice and harmony among all ethnic nationalities in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Egbesu-Fraternity.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10834\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10834\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Egbesu-Fraternity-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Egbesu-Fraternity\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Egbesu-Fraternity-300x188.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Egbesu-Fraternity-128x80.jpg 128w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Egbesu-Fraternity.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u201cThe body has collectively and willingly agreed to heed the clarion call of eminent Nigerians and international community to dialogue with the Federal Government,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>He urged Nigerians and the international community to follow developments on the issue closely and watch out for which side would violate the terms, rules and spirit of the dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Federal Government should from the inception of the dialogue rule out from the agenda any monthly monetary inducement or stipend for the NDA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Federal Government should be ready for structural changes that should be human and development-oriented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMembers of the avengers\u2019 group (who will participate in the dialogue) have already been selected, each based on his integrity, forthrightness, honesty and life track records.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe names of members of the group for now shall not be made public for personal reasons until they begin functioning in few days ahead,\u2019\u2019 the spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p><em>NAN.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=9889&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Niger Delta Avengers has agreed to hold talks with the Federal Government to resolve the lingering crisis in the Niger Delta region. The spokesman for the Dialogue Group, Mr. Ballantyne Agiri, said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. 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