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From Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital, it took the presidential panel, the Senator David Brigidi led Niger Delta Peace and Conflict Resolution Committee, NDPCRC, three hours to sail to the MEND base on double-engine speed boats.

While welcoming the visiting team, the Genaral Officer Commanding the Bayelsa Division of MEND, Genaral Boyloaf, presented Brigidi with a bottle of their polluted drinking water, and a bullet for onward presentation to President Umar Yar'Adua.

Before that, President Yar’adua had expressed his administration’s desire and commitment to put an end to the perennial neglect of the Niger Delta, the country's main oil and gas basin.

This was part of the president’s message to the people when the peace panel began a tour of Bayelsa State.

Delivering the President’s message, Brigidi appealed for co-operation with the various concerned groups agitating from the region to allow peace a change.

Senator Brigidi said the Federal Government was asking for cessation of hostilities in the region for a period of time to enable the federal Government discuss the Niger Delta issue with the people on ways of ending the long neglect suffered by the region. Full Story