Nigeria - Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday promised a new era and new dawn for the people of oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta, saying plans were underway for the rapid development of the area.
Osinbajo, who was in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, in continuation of his engagement visits to seek opinions on the way out of the Niger Delta impasse, said he was in the state as an emissary of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government, to propose a new vision that would signpost a new era for the people.
While acknowledging the many challenges and difficulties being faced by the people of the oil-producing communities, the Acting President said government would soon begin a partnership with oil-producing states, local government and oil companies for developmental purposes.
He said: “We must convene an oil communities intervention to work out what can be done in the short, medium and long term possibilities. “We must focus to see how the people can see the benefits of oil wealth in the land. This new vision will define the future of the region.
“We must make sure that our oil-producing communities are hubs for petro-chemical industries, small and large. We must make these communities hub for refining and other related activities.”
“The Ministry of Petroleum Resources, in collaboration with the companies, is working on a 40-point agenda, a new initiatives for oil-producing communities in Niger Delta. In particular, working with illegal refineries to participate in the modular refineries that will be established.”
Osinbajo, who made a case for the establishment of a power plant, because of the huge deposit of gas in the region, said the biggest benefit is to attract more investment to the region.
He, however, called on youths to shun pipeline vandalism and other ills inimical to the growth of the oil industry, as there was no way the Federal Government could get funds for development in the region if key oil installations are being destroyed.
He also challenged Niger Delta youths to be resourceful and innovative, as that remains the key critical points in building a society.
“It is from this great state of Bayelsa, precisely Oloibiri, that the history of oil exploration in Nigeria began.
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