Osinbajo resumes tour of Niger Delta, pledges rapid
development of oil communities in Bayelsa
Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Friday resumed
the peace talks with oil communities with a visit to Yenogoa, Bayelsa capital pledging
rapid development oil bearing communities in the Niger Delta region.
Speaking at the stakeholders meeting during the ongoing
dialogue, Osinbajo noted that the oil industry was the dominant source of foreign
exchange earnings and said it was high time the country added value to crude
oil.
According to him, adding value to crude oil would bring enormous
economic benefits to oil bearing communities.
Osinbajo assured that the federal government was
committed to rapis development of oil communities in the Niger Delta region and
urged stakeholders to support the peace efforts.
He noted that the oil communities were fundamental to the
development plans of the federal governments and urged stakeholders to embrace
peace for development to take place.
Speaking earlier, Gov Dickson of Bayelsa noted that
dialogue and consultations remained the most effective solution to the Niger Delta
crisis rather than military option.
He solicited the support of the Federal Government to
tackle the development challenges facing the state as the difficult terrain
makes the cost of providing infrastructure too exhorbitant to the state
government to cope with.
Mr Udengs, Eradiri, President of Ijaw Youths Council
appealed to the federal government to legalize the operation of artisanal
refineries to create jobs for the teeming youths and save the environment.
He observed that the artisanal refineries if legalized would
be operated in an environmentally sustainable manner adding that job creation
for the youths was a panacea to check militancy.
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