Osinbajo who was represented by the senior special assistant to the president on Niger Delta Affairs, Office of the Vice President, Mr Edobor Iyamu, stated this on Tuesday at the 6th anniversary lecture/Niger Delta Awards organised by Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper in Lagos.
In a statement issued by his media aide, Laolu Akande, the VP said “in 2017, following my tour of the Niger Delta, which involved extensive consultations with key stakeholders in the region, the New Vision for the Niger Delta was birthed in response to the various challenges which had been plaguing our people.
Osinbajo said the administration’s Niger Delta New Vision initiative has recorded some landmark achievements in the areas of education, environmental remediation, infrastructure and local content development, among others. He said “as part of the quest to expand economic opportunities in the region, this administration has promoted investments in modular refineries. The objective of this initiative is to address our present energy demands and empower the Niger Delta people through promoting local content.”
The vice president stated that while there are several modular refineries at different stages of completion across the region, three have been completed including the Niger Delta Petroleum Resources Modular Refinery in Rivers State; OPAC Modular Refinery in Delta State, and Walter Smith Modular Refinery in Imo State.
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