Niger Delta Leaders ask for allocation of oil blocs to natives, Ogoni clean-up, maritime university, 13 other issues from FG

Niger Delta Leaders ask for allocation of oil blocs to natives, Ogoni clean-up, maritime university, 13 other issues from FG

At  the two-hour closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, held  earlier today, the Leaders and Stakeholders of the Niger  Delta, led by elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark, presented a list of 16  issues for  dialogue. 

The  issues presented ranged from Infrastructure needs to the  strengthening of institutions like the NDDC, allocation of oil blocs to  natives of Niger Delta, maritime university, matters of fiscal  federalism, Ogoni clean-up, employment opportunities for trained  ex-militants and support for the internally displaced persons in the  region.

 

Other  demands includes, relocation of international oil companies with  headquarters in Lekki and other places back to their areas of  operations, manpower and human resources development.

The President noted that they are already looking into many  of these issues and are also currently reviewing the implementation of  the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme, to determine the shortcomings, and areas for reform.

Speaking  to State House correspondents after the meeting, Chief Edwin Clark said  they were well received by the President, adding that they were not at  the Presidential Villa for a battle.

"We  have no other country than Nigeria. We cannot continue to destroy the  assets of the country and the ecosystem of our environment." he said.

This post first appeared on Linda Ikeji's Blog. Read the original story here.

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