The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to provide a special security measure for the South-South and the South-East, urging him to shun partiality.

PANDEF also called for a thorough investigation into the series of attacks on police formations and operatives.

“The federal government should provide a special security measure in the South-South and South-East regions. It should shun predilections in tackling the security challenges across the country,” the group said in a communique jointly signed by its National Leader, Edwin Clark and Chairman, Emmanuel Essien.

The statement was issued after its General Assembly on Tuesday, in Warri.

The communiqué condemned the spate of attacks on police formations and security agents in some states in the South-South and South-East and urged those behind the violence to stop.

It stated, “PANDEF condemns the spate of attacks on police formations and personnel in some states in the South-South and South-East regions.”

The communiqué also called on the National Assembly to accelerate the amendment of the Electoral Act, with the inclusion of provisions for electronic voting before the 2023 general elections as these would guarantee free, fair and credible elections.

It decried the abandonment of critical infrastructure projects in the Niger Delta.

The communique also called on Mr Buhari to promptly constitute the board and management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, in line with the act establishing it.

(NAN)