The issue of environmental remediation “needs to be placed on the front burner,” pointing to what it described as approximately 70 years of oil pollution and gas flaring affecting communities in the region.
“His Excellency Chief Rufus Ada George remains a pillar of wisdom and integrity in our collective struggle. It was only fitting that we paid him this visit to honour his enduring contributions to PANDEF and to the Niger Delta at large.”
“PANDEF again extends its congratulations and wishes the new King and people of Opobo, and Rivers State a greatly peaceful and prosperous reign in the hands of God.”
Chief Horsfall was the founding Chairman of the Oil Minerals Producing Areas Development Commission (OMPADEC), the agency established to address developmental challenges in oil-producing communities and which later gave way to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
“We are ready as a people to continue to contribute so significantly to the national treasury, and to ensure that our part of the country is peaceful, so that we can be at peace and we can continue to benefit, so that the entire country can benefit.”
“Our people are not happy. Let nobody be deceived. Our people are not happy. They are watching. They are looking. The suffering is too much, and it is something that needs to be given urgent attention—the roads in the South-South of this country.”
“You lived a truly worthy life of service to man and God and left a worthy legacy for us. Your service to man and to God continues to inspire us and lead us to greater heights for many generations to come,”
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of one of its founding Board of Trustees members, former Minister of Science and Technology, and renowned scholar, Professor Turner T. Isoun, who died on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Abuja at the age of 87. In a statement signed by its…
“Warri is one of Nigeria’s most amazing cities of culture and tradition. For hundreds of years, the three ethnic groups have lived together, traded together, intermarried, spoken each other’s languages and built a unique and awe-inspiring heritage”
“PANDEF is engaging with leaders of various political parties on issues pertaining to the Niger Delta and the country at large. We had a very fruitful discussion, and we appreciate the fact that the NDC has become a leading national movement and perhaps the party of choice for many Nigerians today.
