An Ogoni National Congress has been convened under the auspices of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), on Saturday, 27th June 2026 at the MOSOP Secretariat, Peace and Freedom Centre, Bori, Rivers State.

Participants included community leaders, youth groups, traditional rulers, women, politicians, students and professionals.

A communiqué jointly signed and issued by Fegalo Nsuke, President, MOSOP and Alex Akori, Secretary-General, MOSOP, indicated that the congress debated and highlighted a wide range of issues affecting the Ogoni people:

1. Congress welcomed the ongoing dialogue between the federal government and the Ogoni people through the Ogoni Dialogue Committee coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). Congress resolved that after 33 years, it is time to seriously pursue avenues to end the conflict between the Ogoni people and the Nigerian oil industry and expressed hopes that the on-going dialogue will lead to mutually beneficial agreements to resolve the Ogoni issues.

2. Congress expressed strong condemnation of growing inter and intra-communal conflicts within Ogoni and called on all parties to explore peaceful dialogue as a means of resolving disagreements.

3. Congress called on the Nigerian Government to ensure an honest transparent implementation of all agreements reached with the Ogoni people through the on-going dialogue process.

4. Congress called on the Ogoni people to respect and tolerate one another to advance peace and good neighborliness in our communities.

5. Congress expressed deep concerns about the activities of herders in Ogoni communities and mandated the leadership of MOSOP to engage the leadership of the Northern Community in Rivers State to find an amicable solution to the problem.

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