At the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Niger Delta leaders, speaking on behalf of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), are expected to speak with President Bola Tinubu this morning.
According to reports, PANDEF, which was founded by the late elder statesman Senator Edwin Clark, represents traditional leaders, stakeholders, and rulers from the Niger Delta’s coastline states.
The leaders will meet with Senate President Goodwill Akpabio and South-South National Assembly members in the afternoon after their meeting with President Tinubu.
Co-Chairmen of the Board of Trustees for this regional organization include former Governors HRM Alfred Diete-Spiff of old Rivers State and Obong Victor Attah of Akwa-Ibom State.
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The National Chairman of PANDEF is Ambassador Godknows Igali, a distinguished former federal permanent secretary and diplomat.
A top member of the group who confided in Vanguard said: “We (leaders of PANDEF) had an expanded NEC meeting at the Transcorp Abuja yesterday (Monday).
“We shall have an interactive session with Mr President at the Villa this morning. Later in the afternoon we shall meet with the Senate President and all National Assembly members from the South South.”
