The League of Muslim School Proprietors (LEAMSP) has called on militant groups to sheathe their swords and give the present government the chance to right the wrongs that have gone on for decades.
LEAMSP President Taiwo Mikail Tijani said Nigerians should realize that it will take some time to begin to see positive impacts of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.
“It is on this note that we call on the Niger Delta Avengers to bury the hatchet and give peace a chance by hearkening to the call of the presidency for dialogue. It is of utmost importance that our actions do not compound the sufferings that the recklessness of some of our leaders has brought upon us.
“Let us think and work for a greater Nigeria where the rights and privileges of every Nigerian will be protected wherever he chooses to reside.
“A Nigeria where tribe and religion do not constitute barriers to personal social, economic and political freedoms is the country we should dream of and work towards. It is our belief that in the coming years, the people of the Niger Delta will have cause to reap bountifully from the patience and the sacrifices that they make today,” he said.
Popularly called TMT, Tijani hailed government for recovering a large amount from the stolen cache and also for stopping the impunity in the stealing of the collective patrimony.
He said: “We believe that the discipline that this regime is trying to engender in the social, economic and political spheres is exactly what Nigeria needs to recover from her numerous economic and political woes. We urge Nigerians in all strata of the society not to sit on the fence but to courageously register their names on the side of truth and justice by actively supporting the government in its effort to redeem the country. The ordinary Nigerian must defend and sustain the path of moral rectitude that this administration has undertaken. We are certain that our collective resolve, hardwork, faithfulness and patriotism will restore the lost image and glory of the country.”