Ogoniland Youths Unite Ahead of Oil Resumption Plans

The Ogoni Youth Federation (OYF) is calling on the people of Ogoniland to unite and strengthen their institutions ahead of a planned resumption of oil production activities in the area.

Ahead of the planned resumption, which has been touted as a critical era for renewed oil and gas activities, OYF dismissed claims that Ogoni youths are institutionally fragmented due to multiple youth organisations operating in the area.

OYF identified two major recognised youth structures in Ogoniland: the National Youth Council of Ogoni People (NYCOP) and itself. NYCOP is the youth wing of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), while OYF was established by KAGOTE, MOSOP, and the Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers of Ogoni.

OYF clarified that their separate existence does not automatically amount to division, urging both institutions to strengthen cooperation in the collective interest of Ogoni youths.