FG to adopt dialogue to address agitations in south-east- Ngige
Modupe Shodeinde
The Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, says President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the adoption of dialogue to address agitations in the south-east.
According to him, the federal government is working out some modalities to ensure that the people of the south-east do not “feel unwanted” in Nigeria.
The Minister said this on Sunday, while speaking with state house correspondents after a meeting with the president in Abuja.
This decision comes as a result of several attacks on government buildings in the southeast and resultant death of security operatives.
There have also been agitations from parts of the south-east for secession, while various stakeholders have also lamented the marginalisation of the region.
The Minister said at the meeting with the president, they looked at the security situation in the south-east and made some proposals based on the yearnings of the people, and what the government also wants.
“We are following up with dialogue, which at the end of the day, is what will happen. We have to talk; we have to discuss. Part of the discussion starts tomorrow. The minister of defence, minister of interior, and service chiefs were in Enugu last Saturday and we’re going to do follow-up meetings on that.
“We briefed him and he accepted that dialogue is the way to go in all this. Like I keep on saying, there is a very thin line between perception and reality. So, certain things will be done, at least to assuage the feelings of the people in the area, and make them not feel unwanted.” he added.
