The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has dissociated itself from a purported congress said to have held on June 13, 2026 describing the action as lawlessness and utter disregard for a subsisting Court order delivered on the 27th February, 2025 at the Saakpenwa High Court presided over by Hon. Justice D.G. Kio.

The group also strongly frowned at the attempt to derail the ongoing dialogue process coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), and chided the desperation for personal benefits not to overshadow the sense of patriotism to pursue the ultimate goal of Ogoni development.

President of MOSOP, Fegalo Nsuke, in a statement made available to The Guardian in Abuja, noted that the extremely poor turnout signalled an outright rejection of the fraudulent so-called Congress by the Ogoni people.

“Justice Kio had clearly nullified a purported election of Engr. Olu Andah Wai Ogosu as president of the group and restrained others from parading as MOSOP presidents including Prince Biira and Legborsi Pyagbara.”

Nsuke denounced the Congress, describing it as reflecting extreme desperation and a lack of clarity of purpose, maintaining that there will be no going back on ongoing dialogue to resolve the over three-decade conflict with the oil industry as there can be no better alternative to it in a non-violent struggle.

“Let it be clear that leadership is about solving problems and not escalating them. No going back on ongoing dialogue to resolve the Ogoni problem of over three decades because it doesn’t make sense to scuttle the process in a non-violent struggle and MOSOP cannot be part of that thinking.”

MOSO President stressed that too much desperation for personal gains rather than public good is driving people into indiscipline and lawlessness, and “the meeting of June 13, 2026, is a charade because an Ogoni Congress must be presided over by a president, and I was not there neither did I give permission.”

“We have always seen the dialogue process offered by the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, as an opportunity to resolve our differences and we will try to make the best use of it so that we can come out of the process” he said.

While encouraging and affirming the MOSOP support for the political aspirations of people, Nsuke said this should not be approached in isolation and must be pursued by liaising with other ethnic nationalities within a multi ethnic Rivers State to gain the momentum required for the achievement of the political aspirations.

He therefore urged the Ogoni people to remain calm, disregard all attempts to incite them against themselves or anyone as they will continue to pursue and negotiate a beneficial pathway for lasting peace and for the good of the land.