The Isoko Renaissance Movement (IRM) has called on the federal government to develope the Isoko Gas Turbine project to ensure ample electricity supply in Isoko land.
This was part of the demands made by the group at a peaceful protest by the group to the National Assembly on Thursday.
Speaking during a peaceful protest on Thursday in Abuja, Comr. Jezreel Enahoro, Convener of IRM also stressed the need for genuine Isoko sons and daughters to secure the Pipelines around Isoko communities.
Enahoro urged the government to declare a state of emergency for infrastructural development and human capital development in Isoko land, and further called on the authorities to expedite the development of the Isoko Gas Turbine project to ensure an ample electricity supply in Isoko land.
He noted: “The IRM humbly request that the federal government award a fresh contract to a company of our choosing or that which the stakeholders of Isoko region properly vet for surveillance of our crude oil pipelines . The betrayal of Isoko must end. The call for justice must rise beyond whispers.”
The convener also called on the government to appoint Isoko sons and daughters into Federal Government Boards and Government parastatals.
He said, “If our resources are good enough to sustain the nation, then our people are good enough to be recognised, represented, and rewarded. Isoko demands fairness. Isoko demands inclusion. Isoko demands its rightful place in the governance and development of the Niger Delta and Nigeria as a whole. Our silence will not last forever.
“We are here today, to draw the attention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the office of the National Security Adviser, and the National Assembly to the wanton underdevelopment indices of Isoko Nation, despite our sterling contributions to the Nigerian Economy
“Let me start by stating that Isoko Ethnic group is known to be very peaceful in comparison to other tribes within the Niger Delta Region and that attribute has now been taken as a sign of weakness even though it is an established fact that the first ever economic liberation movement of Niger Delta started in Isoko.”
