From Godwin Tsa, Abuja

Following the festering militants activi­ties in the Niger Delta region, President Muhammadu Buhari has invited chair­men of states Council of Traditional Rul­ers in the region to a meeting in Abuja.

The meeting scheduled for Wednes­day, June 29, Daily Sun learnt, is one of the strategies by the president to consult with relevant stakeholders as he seeks to resolve the crisis.

Already, a security summit scheduled to hold in Uyo by the South-South Mornachs Forum has been shifted to July 25 to 28, as a result of the meeting with the President.

Head of secretariat/summit coordina­tor, Dr. Alfred Chiakor who confirmed this to Daily Sun called on aggrieved groups in the region to sheath their swords and allow the Buhari-led govern­ment chart a steady course for resolving the remote and immediate causes of the crises.

The South-South Mornachs Forum urged all stakeholders in the Nigeria project to encourage every initiative for peace, noting that the mushrooming of crises in different parts of the country is asymmetrical to the aspirations of the col­lective heritage.

It equally appealed to investors operat­ing in the region to support the forum and other genuine stakeholders with a view to safeguarding the integrity of the region and its national and natural assets.

Chiakor explained explained that the rescheduling of the summit was consis­tent with the imperative of deference to the presidential summon.

“The shift in dates, he said, will enable the forum reach out to other critical stakeholders and appealed to all aggrieved parties to shield their swords and allow Buhari chart a steady course for resolving the remote and immediate causes of the crises.

“The forum is appealing for calm to en­able the royal fathers initiate measures to douse the tension and provide long term solutions to the restive region. They also called on the nation’s security establish­ment to exercise restraint so as not to further aggravate the already charged situation.

He emphasized the forum’s belief that “achieving sustainable peace requires ro­bust synergy, which is the critical element for harvesting inputs and other strategic platforms for engendering peace and stability.”

He also noted that “broadening re­source and contact database would in no small measure stimulate interest for a broad consensus, as any avenue to explore holistic blueprints that has the capac­ity to rein in the triggers of recurrent crises in Nigeria and consolidate unity and prosperity of the Region cannot be compromised.”

According to the Forum, time has come to lay the solid foundation for sustain­able peace, stability, development and security for the Niger Delta region, and the only way out is to “explore traditional approaches of mediation and consensus to develop an actionable blueprint to resolve the crisis in the region.”