The meeting of National Council on Niger Delta is to find solution to problem of infrastructural development, environmental management, human capital development, security, and agriculture.

The meeting holding in Umuahia, Abia, from 22nd to 27th July 2018, would be declared opened by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo/

Mr Marshall Gundu, Director Press, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

According to him, the National Council has its theme as: “Fostering synergy and institutional coordination for development in the Niger Delta region”.

He said that since the creation of the Ministry in 2008, the Ministry only held its First National Council on Niger Delta in 2013 until the present administration held the second edition four years after in 2017.

He said that Osinbajo while addressing stakeholders at the Second National Council held in Akure, in September 2017, directed the Ministry to hold the council regularly.

He quoted the vice president as saying, “the council’s meetings will fast-track the development of the oil-rich Niger Delta region”.

He said that the determination of the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration to ensure consistency of the meeting of the Council on Niger Delta has resulted in the planned 3rd National Council.

Gundu said that various stakeholders, civil societies, development partners saddled with the responsibility of developing the Niger Delta region would feature at the meeting.

He said that the meeting would be chaired by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani, while the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Aminu Aliyu will lead the technical sessions.

http://www.akelicious.net/2018/07/niger-delta-meets-on-poor-development.html

You guys just wanna waste time and money. Abia is far developed than all northern States except Kano and Kaduna.

I think they are the ones that need this your meeting more

When it's the Niger Delta, these people know how to prevaricate and blow plenty grammar; but if it's the north, before you know it they've approved $1 Billion and illegally withdrawn said amount mouthing nonsense about 'anticipatory approval' from the Senate!

Just watched the news, and the Ogonis' are lamenting and asking where is the $1 Billion clean-up that was launched in 2016 with so much fanfare! Dem go wait taya!