Mitee predicts brighter future for Ogoni

THE President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, Mr. Ledum Mitee, declared on Thursday that the darkest days of the Ogoni people were over.Mitee, who described the murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa and 12 others as the darkest period in Ogonis struggle for justice, explained that Shells days in court had just begun.The MOSOP president, who spoke at the 16th Ogoni Heroes Day in Bori, Khana Local Government Area, said the sufferings of the people would soon be over since Shell had now admitted its wrong doing.Mitee recalled that Saro-Wiwa predicted that those who oppressed the Ogoni people would come to trial.He added that by following the legitimate means to express their grievance, the people of Ogoni had opened up peaceful options for the resolution of grievances against oil companies operating in the Niger Delta.He said, The murders of the Ogoni 13, as we refer to our martyrs, were no doubt the darkest period in our struggle for justice, but I do assure that in spite of the challenges, our darkest days are all over.In the recent past, our nation has gone through enormous trials and throes while Shells days in court have just begun.Three months ago, Shell was forced to admit liability over oil spills in Bodo community as well as the jurisdiction of the English court over the case.Describing the court ruling in the United Kingdom against Shell as a precursor to more favourable judgement to the people of the area, Mitee said the people of Ogoni were in advance stages of consultations to commence other similar cases against the oil firm abroad.
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