Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, says the Federal
Government plans to establish modular refineries to engage youths
involved in illegal oil refining in the Niger Delta.
This, according to Osinbajo will discourage illegal refining in the region.
The acting President made this known at a stakeholders meeting with members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers chapter in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
He said that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government was sincerely committed to ensuring that young men and women in the region were properly engaged.
Osinbajo
said that the Federal Government will continue with the amnesty
programme in spite of suggestions to end it, adding that more commitment
had been made toward the programme than ever before.
The acting
President also said that the level of work done by the Federal
Government on the East/West Road in the last 18 months was much more
than work done in six years.
He said that the Lagos/Calabar Rail Line through Port Harcourt was a critical infrastructural project for government.
“At
the moment, we have already set aside our own part of the counterpart
fund. We are waiting for a facility from China to commence the project.
I’m sure you know how hard we fought when there were some issues over it
in the National Assembly. We fought hard to include the project in the
budget and it is included,” he said.
Osinbajo said that in spite
of the economic challenges and lean funds, the government had been able
to assist states with funds to pay salaries because of prudent
management of resources.
He urged members of the APC and leaders of the Niger Delta not to use violence as a solution to issues.
Author: Fred Augustine
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