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Tinubu meets with Wike, Fubara, Ogoni leaders in Aso Rock
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met with the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and leaders of Ogoniland in the state.
Other at the meeting were Senators Lee Maeba, Magnus Abe, Olaka Nwogu, Victor Giadom, Kenneth Kobani, Monsignor Pius Kii, Leedom Mitee, Senators Bennett Birabi, Barry Mpigi and Kenneth Kobani.
Also at the meeting were the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT), Nyesom Wike,
the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed; Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh; Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas; and the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari.
READ ALSO: Tinubu takes stand on long-awaited Ogoniland clean-up
Although issues discussed at the meeting has not been made public, they.may not be unconnected with the ongoing clean-up project in Ogoniland.
The Federal Government has previously raised concerns about the long suspension of oil exploration in Rivers State.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Samuel Ogbuku, has also expressed worry over the conflicts that halted oil exploration and exploitation by international oil companies in Ogoniland.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration launched the Ogoni clean-up project in 2018.
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