“The Federal Government should put in more effort to tackle oil theft in the Niger Delta.’’
“No one should tamper with government facilities, especially vandalism of oil pipelines,” he said.
Mr Ndiomu said Niger Delta people were not taking full advantage of the opportunities in the region.
“The investment is promoting socio-economic growth and development in the state and the entire Niger-Delta region,” said WYC.
He also said that the country was hopeful of producing 1.9 million barrels of crude oil per day before the end of the year.
The “politics” we witnessed is not a politics of development; it is a politics of retrogression and underdevelopment.
The elder statesman called on President Bola Tinubu to direct security agencies in Rivers to avert any untold crisis in the state.
The federal government had said it is in talks with the World Bank for a $1.5 billion budget support loan.
Minister Abubakar Momoh has solicited the cooperation of governors from the Niger Delta to speed up the region’s development.
He added that the troops apprehended 59 suspected oil thieves and other criminal elements and recovered 15 assorted weapons.
