Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said there was no plan by the Federal Government to engage any international conflict management firm to manage the Niger Delta problem.
Rather, he said, the governors of the Niger Delta region especially those of Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta states were given added responsibility to monitor the security situation of the region.
Uduaghan also read riot acts to Uvwie youths, asking them to behave or face the wrath of the law.
The governor, who disclosed this in Warri at his maiden media chat, said the President has asked the governors of the region to work together as a team so as to achieve a total peace and harmony at the shortest possible time.
The governor just returned from Abuja, where the Niger Delta governors met with the President.
He said the security of the region was topmost in the agenda during which the governors of Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta states were specifically instructed to work together in ensuring that the security situation within their area is adequately monitored.
While soliciting the support and corporation of the press in ensuring the success of the assignment, Uduaghan it to always cross-check its information especially those bordering on the security matters before publishing to avoid a mix up.
On the current crisis in Uvwie Local Government Area, the governor said the state government would nolonger condole lawlessness, which has been the trade mark of Uvwie youths, adding that some people have already been arrested in connection with the current happenings in the area.
The governor pointed out that the state government was prepared to confront the problem of Uvwie youths, which has been a recurring decimal with all seriousness, while urging those behind the problem to behave as his administration will handle any further lawlessness within the area with all severity it deserves.
On the Joint military taskforce (JTF), Uduaghan said JTF was a Federal Government outfit and that its withdrawal can only be ordered by the Federal Government which can only be informed by the people�s attitude, maintaining that there should be enough evidence that JTF presence in this area was no longer relevant before ordering their withdrawal.