Following the concession between the Niger Delta militants groups and the Federal Government of Nigeria to enter into a negotiation to end the crisis of the destruction of oil facilities in the region, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu visited Asaba in Delta State where he met with the stakeholders in the region.
The meeting took place yesterday, 16th of June, 2016 ath the office of governor, Ifeanyi Okowa with the representatives of the notorious Niger Delta Avengers group in attendance. It should be noted that oil production in Nigeria has dipped to 680,000 barrels per day from the usual 2.2 million which spells doom for the country.
A copy of the communique of the meeting obtained by SaharaReporters shows that the meeting also had in attendance the Delta State Governor, Patrick Ifeanyi Okowa; an Itsekiri leader, Ayirimi Emami; a representative of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Michael Johny; and two persons representing the interest of the Niger Delta Avengers: Gbeneka Godspower and Dan Ekpebide.
The meeting resolved that Mr. Kachikwu would visit Gbaramatu to show good faith by the federal government to reinstate the "Maritime University" project, which is one of the key issues in the conflict.
As a result, the Minister traveled to the kingdom yesterday and met with various stakeholders. A source told the online news platform that while in the area, Kachikwu also met with wanted Niger Delta militant, Tompolo, but the information couldn't be verified. In previous statements, Tompolo had stated that he was not in the area, and he has recently been reported to be abroad.
A source at the meeting said that from all indications at the meeting the Delta State Governor and Mr. Kachikwu clearly knew who the ND Avengers are, and had brought in Ayiri, as a way of reconciling both sides.
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