— Directs NSA to start engagement between Ogoni, NNPCL
—Ribadu reaffirms President’s directives on Niger Delta peace, improvement
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA – PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Wednesday conferred posthumous nationwide honours of Commander of the Order of the Niger, CON, on the late Ogoni 4; Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Theophilus Orage, and Samuel Orage.
President Tinubu bestowed the honours on the 4 leaders, whereas receiving the report of the Ogoni Consultations Committee on the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The President urged the individuals of Ogoniland to embrace reconciliation and unity after many years of division.
He mentioned:“Might their recollections proceed to encourage unity, braveness and objective amongst us. I urge the Ogoni individuals throughout lessons, communities and generations to shut ranks, put this darkish chapter behind us and transfer ahead as a united group with one voice.”
President Tinubu pledged his administration’s assist for peace, environmental remediation, and financial revival in Ogoniland, whereas confirming plans to facilitate the resumption of oil manufacturing within the space.
He mentioned: “I’m inspired by the overwhelming consensus of the Ogoni communities to welcome the resumption of oil manufacturing. The federal government will deploy each useful resource to assist your individuals on this march in direction of shared prosperity.”
The President recalled that in 2022 the earlier administration handed the operatorship of the Ogoni oil discipline to the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted, NNPCL and its companions, and pressured that his authorities would construct on that call.
He directed the Nationwide Safety Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to start engagements between Ogoni communities, NNPCL, and different stakeholders to finalise modalities for restarting operations. The Minister of Atmosphere was additionally tasked to combine air pollution remediation into ongoing dialogue with the individuals.
Earlier in his report, the NSA said that the consultations engaged all 4 Ogoni zones and the diaspora, capturing calls for for structured participation in oil manufacturing, accelerated cleanup, and sustainable improvement.
Prof. Don Baridam, chair of the Dialogue Committee, mentioned the report displays the collective will of the Ogoni individuals and will function a blueprint for implementation by way of an inter-agency taskforce.
Fielding questions after the occasion, Ribadu reaffirmed Tinubu’s dedication to peace, stability, and inclusive improvement within the Niger Delta.
He mentioned the administration would strictly implement all directives to consolidate peace and proper previous injustices.
“Peace is being restored already, and Nigerians will quickly see the advantages, not simply in Ogoniland, however throughout the Niger Delta and past,” Ribadu assured.
Oil exploration in Ogoniland has been suspended since 1993 following protests in opposition to environmental degradation, culminating within the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight different activists in 1995.
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