{"id":5803,"date":"2026-10-03T21:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T21:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/10\/03\/pandef-sends-sixty-six-hearty-cheers-to-nigeria-calls-for-greater-attention-on-south-south-infrastructure\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T21:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T21:18:47","slug":"pandef-sends-sixty-six-hearty-cheers-to-nigeria-calls-for-greater-attention-on-south-south-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/10\/03\/pandef-sends-sixty-six-hearty-cheers-to-nigeria-calls-for-greater-attention-on-south-south-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"PANDEF SENDS SIXTY-SIX HEARTY CHEERS TO NIGERIA, CALLS FOR GREATER ATTENTION ON SOUTH-SOUTH INFRASTRUCTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Freeborn Abraye<\/strong>
On the occasion of the celebration of the country\u2019s 66th independence anniversary, the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) sends hearty felicitations to Mr. President, H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Federal Government and all the people of Nigeria for this landmark celebration. More importantly, PANDEF salutes the Governors of the South-South as well as the political leadership, traditional rulers, religious leaders, women, youths, and the entire people for the opportunity to mark the reign of peace and progress, in particular in our region.
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  1. PANDEF furthermore salutes with pride, that despite its daunting environmental challenges, as most parts of the six states are water logged, the South-South led by our Governors continues to play sterling roles in infrastructural development as well investment in human welfare and social development.  PANDEF also appreciates the developmental efforts contributed by intervention agencies in the area such as the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Niger Delta Basin Development Authority, and the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP).  We take the opportunity to remind the Federal Government to continue to pay greater attention to the state of infrastructure in the Niger Delta, especially the road network which has reached a proportion of national emergency.  Equally, the question of environmental remediation which the area has had to bear for 70 years of oil pollution and gas flaring needs to be placed on the front burner.
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  2. We use the opportunity to call on all Nigerians to pray assiduously for the continued peace and progress of Nigeria.  As the word of God says in the Holy Bible, Psalm 121 vs. 1 \u201cunless the lord build the house, its builders labour in vain\u201d.
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  3. Once more, we wish the entire country great celebrations, peace and progress in the hands of Almighty God. \u00a0
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    Amb. Godknows B. Igali
    National Chairman<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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