President Muhammadu Buhari
will on Tuesday meet with critical stakeholders in the Niger Delta with a view
to find lasting solutions to the crisis in the region.
A top Presidency source
told Daily trust's correspondent yesterday that the meeting had been scheduled to hold at
12 noon at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The nation’s oil
production had been reportedly halted as a result of persistent attacks on oil
and gas installations by Niger Delta militants in the region.
The source hinted that
former President Goodluck Jonathan is not among the Niger Delta leaders
expected at the meeting.
He however did not
provide any explanation on why the former president is not expected to be at
the meeting.
He listed stakeholders
expected to attend the meeting as including all the governors from the region,
traditional rulers, among other leaders and groups of the coastal states.
Minister of State for
Petroleum Resources, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, also yesterday confirmed that the
meeting would take place Tuesday.
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