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Ogoni People Now United

P.M. News (Lagos)
NEWS
November 10, 2004
Posted to the web November 10, 2004

By Bamidele Ogunwusi
Lagos
The bond of love being displayed by people of Ogoniland has been described by
the President of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Mr.
Ledum Mitee as very encouraging.
He disclosed this while unveiling plans to immortalise Ken Saro-Wiwa and other
Ogoni leaders who were hanged in 1995 by the military government of the Late
General Sani Abacha.
He stated that the division that led to the crisis of 1995, which resulted in
the killing of Saro-Wiwa and 9 others, has been put to rest, thereby bringing
out new Ogoni citizens who are ready to be their brother's keeper.
Hear him: "My happiness is that we are more close as a people. There was
division which made us lose the best of our people, but we have realised it and
now we are together as a people." He hinted that MOSOP plans to immortalise
their fallen heros, by putting up an edifice that will be dedicated to the
study of the Ogoni struggle.
He, however, lamented the reluctance on the part of both the federal government
and the Rivers State to immortalise their heroes with buildings and street
naming.
He stressed that the non-violent posture of the Ogoni people, as against the
militancy of other ethnic groups in the Niger-Delta area had not been rewarded
by the government, adding that "government is paying dearly for this."

   

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