Osinbajo: FG Restates Commitment to Niger Delta Devt - THISDAYLIVE via thisdaylive
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo has revealed the commitment of the federal government to build a Niger Delta that is not defined by oil and gas, but other human capital resources.
The Vice President who was represented by his Special Assistant, Mr. Edobor Iyamu, revealed that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government was serious about the activities in the oil rich region. Osibanjo added: “The administration is embarking on the construction of modular refineries, four of which are at varying levels of completion across the region, as well as the gas flare commercialisation programme aimed at seeing to the end of gas flaring in the Niger Delta.
In his remarks, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency , Mr. Dakuku Peterside, advocated for increased funding to facilitate infrastructural development for the school.
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