VICE President Yemi Osinbajo, Wednesday met with the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, and the Delta State deputy governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, over Niger Delta issues in his office at the State House.

Recall that various ethnic nationalities in the region, especially from Delta State, have recently threatened to shut oil and gas activities in their domains down over alleged cases of marginalisation and neglect

The most recent of which is the controversial process of ceding 57 marginal oil fields to private investors. Most of the nationalities that had raised dusts, like the Urhobo, Ijaw and Itsekiri, claimed that the ongoing process was unfair as it had excluded people of their stocks from the process and had demanded for a reordering of the process and inclusion of their national interests.

Speaking to State House correspondents after after the meeting, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, said the meeting was organised to discus the issues raised by the people with the Vice President.

The Minister said that the agitations were routine matters, which would be addressed to avoid escalation.

According to him, “It is normal for me to consult with the vice president from time to time; we had some notice of agitation from the Niger Delta.

“The vice president, of course, preempted everything by inviting the deputy governor of Delta State so that we can understand exactly what the issues are.

“These are routine issues; these are host community issues and when they come up, we have to deal with them early before they fester and become bigger problems.

“That is why the vice president invited the deputy governor of Delta State to look at the issues so that we can discuss and resolve them quickly before they become bigger issues,.”

Also speaking, the Delta State deputy governor, Barr. Otuaro, said that the meeting was part of the process of normal consultations with host communities in the oil producing environment. He said there is need to set up consultative plans so that the stakeholders will engage themselves with a view to achieving peace.

“There are issues and we have agreed that immediately after Sallah, we will have a platform to sorting out some of these issues,’’ he said

Nackzy:
I think is time For them to have the republic of Niger Delta

TheRareGem1:


This will not solve the problemS.
As you can see, the people of the region are suffering from bad leader when Nigeria is still there so imagine how the suffering and the type of eke life people would be living in when Nigeria or giving them a republic?

And this meeting with the VP Osinbajo (especially, the one they will have after Sallah) will see them solve the problems in the region. VP has done it before in 2017 so he will do it again.

Sanity would be restored with VP on the picture now.

Nackzy:
I think is time For them to have the republic of Niger Delta

Nackzy:
I think is time For them to have the republic of Niger Delta

Nackzy:
I think is time For them to have the republic of Niger Delta

IamWonderful:
It is unnecessary, until certain changes are done in this country, corruption is our bane, nothing will work we just be merry-go-rounding in a circle, even the owners of the oil producing community are responsible for taking over of their lands with peanut been offered to them, the elites agitate when the sharing formula don't favour them, not when it doesn't favour members of the community

SLAP44:


[s][/s]The only reason for the problems in the Niger Delta is the way Nigeria is milking them dry and using their money to develop other parts of the country.

If they get their own country, Dubai will be created in Africa.[s][/s]

emkz:


This is not the solution. I am thinking Nigerians can't govern themselves because leaders loot and followers don't hold leaders accountable because they think they are not part of the governance process.

Give them the Republic of Niger Delta; before five years, Ijaws will ask for theirs as well as Ikwerres. Look at NDDC and Ministry of Niger Delta...both microcosms of a fundamental problem. Look at the rot reported there, Professor Pondei claimed to have paid more than 1.4bn to NDDC staff for corona virus palliative...no one lifted a placard, and no one threw him inside gabbage bin, no one set his cars on fire. A king was guillotined in France, a dictator was forced to commit suicide in Germany, a war of liberation was fought in the US, a war of liberation was fought in Algeria, a President was stoned in Iraq...what are you doing in Nigeria? You are praying and waiting on God. Have you first used the basic tools God has given you? In this country, an ex-convict ex-governor jailed for corruption exploited a flaw in our judicial system and got an early release, he then made a triumphant entry to the state he looted and was warmly welcomed and even "kidnapped" and asked to contest for President. The sane state he looted. A man whose cars should be pelted with stones or at the least, conveniently ignored received a rousing welcome. In the past, if you steal, you can't step foot in your village, but now political criminals are celebrated.