Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in Umuahia, the Abia State capital yesterday, to meet with elites from Niger Delta/Oil Producing States.

The meeting was to dialogue the way forward to the indigent of the Oil producing communities as they have suffered despite their God given resources.

It will be recalled that Osinbajo was yesterday conferred with a Chieftaincy title of "Enyioha 1 of Ndi-Igbo" ( which means "The Friend of All".

Presenting their cases to the Vice President, the leaders present at the conference are:

Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe
Eze Young Ogbonna
Chief Sam Nwogu,
Chief Don Ubani,

And other representatives of youths, Women and other interest groups, made strong cases for the people of Ukwa.

Below is the summary of their request:

(1). That the Federal Government establishes a federal University in Ukwa.
(2). That the Federal Government should appoint an Indigene of Asa to the membership of Board of NDDC.
(3). That NDDC finishes all abandoned capital projects in Ukwa and the State in general.
(4). That NDDC establishes a skill acquisition centre in Abia State, as has been done in other States.
(5). That FG finds a way of rewarding the youths of Abia that did not deem it fit to carry arms against the country even when others that took up arms benefited from amnesty programme of the Federal Government.

Source: http://www.abacityblog.com/2017/03/5-things-niger-deltaoil-producing.html

These are more than reasonable demands.