He admonished the warring group to consider the ruins the recent threat could cause Nigerian economy if it made good the resumption of the hostility. Abdulrazaq, who spoke through his son, Dr Alimi Abdulrazaq, at a special lecture commemorating his 90th Birthday in his Ilorin country home at the weekend said grievances are better channeled with absolute decorum and dialogue. He said he was conversant with the suffering of the people of Niger Delta but warned that violence could only aggravate the situation on the ground. Abdulrazaq, a former Nigeria envoy to Ivory Coast, however said it was imperative for the Federal Government to take drastic action on their plight. “My father knows exactly what the people of Niger Delta are suffering and we must express our grievances with decorum not with violence”, he said. The frontline legal icon called on the government to develop policies that would meet the interest of the people by adequately utilizing natural resources abound in the country. He also urged the government to make job available for teeming unemployed youths through equitable distribution of resources, saying this would enhance national development. The special lecture commemorating the birthday ceremony of Alhaji Abdulganiyu Folorunsho Abdulrazaq featured eminent Nigerians including the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Professor Ish’aq Olanrewaju Oloyede; the immediate-past Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Abdulganiyu Ambali; Engineer Lanre Sagaya and a former governorship candidate of the defunct C People Congress (CPC) in 2011 general elections, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq among others.]]>

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