FG Begins Renovation Works In Niger Delta

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who revealed this during a meeting which took place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said the transformation of the region includes the pipeline protection contract, review of Amnesty Programme and the revival of abandoned project in the Niger Delta.

The main interventions being considered in the plan include the take-off of the Maritime University and the attendant financial grant, establishment of Modular Refineries including the engagement of the illegal refiners.

Also in the plan is the continuation and revamping of the Pipeline Protection contracts; a progressive review of the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme, revisiting the Abandoned Projects in the region; and the Clean-up of Ogoni land.

The modular refineries would be private sector driven, but operators of such illegal refineries would become shareholders with additional investments.

As a result, the presidency had directed the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to look at the protection contracts to ensure that the host communities were also incorporated while ensuring a comprehensive review of existing ones.

On the Ogoni Clean-up project, the plan placed it under the environmental remediation programme of the new Niger Delta Development Vision proposed by the Buhari presidency is in place.

The Ogoni clean-up project is to be funded with an initial one billion dollars from the oil sector stakeholders comprising the NNPC, SPDC, Total and AGIP.

The implementation of the work plan would be anchored by the government in conjunction with the relevant state governments, development partners, the private sector and multinationals operating in the region.

Recall that Osinbajo was chosen as the arrow-head for the implementation of the roadmap for the region.