MOSOP Suspends Elections, Pulls Out Of Bori Event

The Central Committee of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has approved the suspension of the elections pending the outcome of on-going legal processes.

The suspension of the MOSOP elections taken by the committee on Thursday, December 30, 2021, followed deliberations on a proposal from the electoral committee for an approval to adjust election dates for pending affiliate and national elections of the organization. Presenting the proposals to the Central Committee, secretary of the MOSOP 2021 Electoral Committee, Sunday Ndee said the proposed shift was necessitated by the limited time available in the previous schedule of elections and the due diligence required to conduct credible elections as required by the organization’s established procedures and standards.

He said the MOSOP elections have become a tedious exercise following the large number of affiliates involved and the need to elect delegates from the various kingdoms and special units. Ndee said the task has been very tedious and requires more time to complete and prayed the Central Committee for an extension of time to complete the remaining elections.

Ndee argued that the period of extension will allow aspiring members of MOSOP who could not meet up with the previous schedule to indicate interests in various positions for the chapter and national elections.

The Central Committee after reviewing the situation in line with on-going court cases and based on the recommendations of the organization’s legal adviser overwhelmingly decided to suspend further elections until pending court cases are decided.

Meanwhile, president of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) Fegalo Nsuke, has dissociated the movement from the planned political gathering scheduled for January 4, 2022 in Bori, Ogoni. Nsuke said the event will be a political event and he does not intend his presence to validate a decision already taken by the politicians without consultations with MOSOP. He said the Ogoni day event should not take a repressive posture which does not reflect the ideals of MOSOP and Ogoni people who believe in justice will not participate in the planned events of January 4, 2022 in Bori.

Nsuke who spoke at a MOSOP Congress in Bera, Gokana local government area on Thursday, December 30, 2021, immediately after a Central Committee meeting he presided over blamed oil politics for the conflicts that has rocked the entire Ogoni. He said the conflicts have been driven by personal interests in oil and were destroying the value system thereby constituting real threats to the security and peace of local Ogoni residents.

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