The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has rejected plans to resume oil production in Ogoniland, urging the Federal Government to adopt a transparent, inclusive, and unbiased negotiation process to resolve long-standing issues of civil rights and economic justice.

In a statement made available to The Guardian in Abuja, MOSOP President, Fegalo Nsuke, expressed concern over the secrecy surrounding the process, accusing the Federal Government of acting as both a party to the dispute and an arbitrator.

“We are disappointed at the secrecy with which the entire negotiation exercise is being conducted. As an association, we made no input nor did we sight the submitted report at any stage before its submission,” Nsuke said.

He stressed that MOSOP dissociates itself and the Ogoni people from the report and called for justice, including the total exoneration of the nine Ogoni activists executed by the government on November 10, 1995.

MOSOP warned that the move could have psychological and safety implications for the people, insisting that any resolution must address the historical grievances of the Ogoni community.