Tuesday, 1 November 2016

Niger-Delta stakeholders meet with President Buhari.

Photos from Niger-Delta Leaders and stakeholders meeting with president Buhari at the state house Abuja yesterday 1st of November. The purpose of the meeting was to dialogue and discussed how the Militancy and pipeline bombing will come to an end in the Niger-Delta. The leaders told president Buhari 16 things that will bring peace finally to the region. The most crucial among the demands were: to approve more funds for the Niger-Delta Amnesty programme; re-instate the Marine time University; cleaning up of oil wells; Remove the army from the region; order companies to move headquarters to the region; oil firms to employ more of the region youths and more funds for the development of the region. The meeting lasted for 2 hours and immediately after that group photos was taken outside the villa. Some of the people present at the meeting were; Elder E.K Clark, governors of Delta and Bayelsa state, vice president, Chief of staff and Godspower Gbenekama, The traditional spokesman of Gbaramatu Kingdom








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