This was contained in a speech to mark anniversary of the 8th senate, he also reiterated this while addressing questions from Nigerians on social media in a video chat.
He said that the ongoing security challenges in the Niger Delta region of the country calls for great concern.
“We urge the warring militants to embrace our democratic institutions and channel their grievances through appropriate quarters as we cannot afford to further damage the ecosystem”
“We also encourage the government to adopt dialogue and engagement as a more lasting option towards resolving this challenge. The speech read
Saraki also call on the leaders in the area to play their part and ensure through mediation that this menace is comprehensively quelled.
He urged the group to borrow a leaf from past militants leaders who were open to dialogue with the government and look for peaceful solutions as violence is not always the best.
Niger delta Avengers is a new militant group that has claimed responsibility for blowing up and attacking oil and gas installations, chevron, shell and Agip in return for a sovereign state of Niger Delta.
The group had earlier rejected an offer of talks with the Nigerian government; according to them their main objective to liberate the people of Niger delta from what they described as decades of divisive rule and exclusion.
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