Opinions have been divided in the South-South geopolitical zone since Tuesday when President Bola Tinubu commanded the leaders of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), who visited him in Abuja, to return and tell the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, to tow the path of peace in the political crisis between him and the Federal Capital Minister (FCT), …

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called for a reconsideration of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the suspension of allocations to Rivers State. On Friday, the apex court had upheld a Federal High Court’s decision directing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withhold funds meant for local government areas in Rivers State. In a statement on the same …

Four days after elder statesman, Pa Ayo Adebanjo died at 96 years old, another of his like, Chief Edwin Clark has passed on. The leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Clark, who died earlier today (Tuesday), would have been 98 years old on 25 May. A representative of the Clark family, Prof. C. C. Clark, confirmed the transition …

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for ensuring the release of Rivers State’s statutory allocation, a move the group noted, underscores the President’s commitment to fairness and national unity. Speaking to journalists at Uyo Airport on Saturday, PANDEF’s new National Chairman, Ambassador Godknows Igali, expressed delight over the decision, describing it as “a statesmanly …

Prof. Godini Gabriel Darah (GG Darah or simply ‘Comrade’, as we fondly called him) was one of our fire-spitting Marxist lecturers and staff advisers at the then University of Ife (since renamed Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU), Ile-Ife (also known as Great Ife). Respect, sir! But how “great” is Great Ife today when it does not even rank among the top …

The leadership of the Pan Niger Delta Forum has commiserated with the Federal Government, the Rivers State Government and the families of those who died in the East Winds Aviation Helicopter crash on 24 October 2024. In a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of PANDEF, Dr Obiuwevbi Ominimini on Saturday, the National President, Ambassador Godknows Igali, condoled with …

The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), led by Chief Edwin Clark, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to direct concerned Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies to take immediate and decisive actions to protect coastal states from impending flooding. In a statement by its National Secretary, Dr. Alfred Mulade, PANDEF emphasised the urgency of the situation, stating that every minute counts …

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has expressed fear that the administration of President Bola Tinubu may have sidelined the affairs of the Niger Delta following the exclusion of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs during the recent designation of portfolios to ministers-designates. It also alleged that the Federal Government had squandered resources belonging to the Niger Delta, citing the …

The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), led nonagenarian Chief Edwin Clark has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari over the appointment of former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr Solomon Arase as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). In a statement on Thursday by PANDEF National Publicity Secretary, Ken Robinson, the group said that it was particularly happy and impressed that President …