PRESIDENT TINUBU VOWS TO UNLOCK NATURAL RESOURCES POTENTIAL OF OGONILAND.

President BOLA TINUBU says his administration is committed to unlocking the human and natural resource potential of OGONILAND while ensuring the environmental and economic security of Nigerian communities.

TINUBU mentioned this yesterday at the State House during a meeting with members of the Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers of Ogoni, Rivers State, led by KING SAMUEL NNEE, GBENEMENE TAI KINGDOM and Paramount Ruler of KPITE TAI.

He was responding to requests presented by theOGONI leaders at the meeting, which was also attended by the former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital TerritoryNYESOM WIKE; the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs ABUBAKAR MOMOH; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources HEINEKEN LOKPOBIRI, and the Minister of Information and National Orientation MOHAMMED IDRIS.

Among the requests to the President was the resuscitation of oil and gas production in OGONILAND, which comprises the ELEME, KHANA, GOKANA, and TAI Local Government Areas of Rivers State.

He stated that he is committed to deepening collaboration with Ogoni leaders to create mutually beneficial economic opportunities for OGONILAND and Nigeria at large.