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Tinubu: Niger Delta Groups Demand Petroleum Ministry, Say S’East can have Senate Presidency

Ahead of the May 29 inauguration of Bola Tinubu as President, a Coalition of Niger Delta Groups have appealed to the President-elect to appoint one of their sons to oversee the Ministry of Petroleum Resources as Petroleum Minister.

The groups include the Niger Delta for Progress Coalition, Niger Delta Youths Alliance, South-South Youths Assembly and the Ijaw Economic Council.

In a statement issued on Wednesday morning in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, the coalition said the Niger Delta region deserve a Petroleum Minister and not Minister of State.

The statement was endorsed by Comrades Dickson Ekerefe and Godswill Sylvester, Acting Chairman and Secretary of the Coalition respectively, on behalf of the groups.

According to the coalition, the people of South East region can have the slot for the Senate Presidency of the 10th National Assembly in the spirit of fairness, justice and equity.

The statement reads in part, “The incoming Bola Ahmed Tinubu presidency should be inclusive and fair to all region. It is on this ground of fairness in terms of appointments into key positions in the incoming government that we plead with the President-elect to reserve the slot of the Minister of Petroleum Resources for the Niger Delta region.

“We have great sons both home and abroad well qualified to fit in as Petroleum Minister and steer the affairs of the Petroleum Ministry to greater heights to the admiration of all, and to the credits of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu presidency.

“In the same spirit of fairness, we strongly recommend that our brothers in the East can have the Senate Presidency slot to quell restiveness in the region by giving them the opportunity to produce the next Senate President.”

Some prominent Niger Delta sons believed to be interested in the position of Petroleum Minister include Senator Godswill Akpabio (Akwa-Ibom), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, former APC governorship candidate (APC); and Governor Nyesom Wike (Rivers).

While South East senators that have so far declared interest in the Senate Presidency include Orji Kalu (Abia), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi) and Osita Izunaso (Imo).

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Lala Seun Mynd4

Hmm

Kalu, stop all this paid jargons news.

Akpabio is the next SP. If you like sponsor more article than this

Is Imo and Abia not in Niger Delta?

9jaBlogger:
Lala Seun Mynd4

helinues:
Kalu, stop all this paid jargons news.

Akpabio is the next SP. If you like sponsor more article than this

It's either Akpabio or Oshiomhole. Orji Uzor Kalu will never be SP under Tinunu whom he worked against.

9jaBlogger:
Lala Seun Mynd4

HIGHEST LEVEL OF FOOLISHNESS.
MINISTER THAT WILL BE SLEEPING WITH EFCC HOLDING A ROPE OVER HIS THROAT?AND A MINISTER THAT ONLY RECOMMENDS AND WAITS FOR APPROVAL FROM HIS BOSS,
NO.THE SENATE PRESIDENT IS BETTER PRIVELEDGED TO CHANGE AND HELP THE NIGER DELTA.
THAT MINISTRY SHOULD STILL BE UNDER THE PRESIDENCY.

Just numbers with no substance
Senate president from your village, to what gains and then what happens next .
As if long motor convoy means development .

We can have both for Gods sake