President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting behind closed doors with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Ogoniland leaders from four local government areas.
Although Fubara and the Ogoni delegation arrived earlier in the State House’s Council Chamber, Newsmen spotted FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s official vehicle arriving at the Villa at 2:45 p.m.
Fubara’s delegation includes Senators Lee Maeba, Magnus Abe, Olaka Nwogu, Victor Giadom, Kenneth Kobani, Monsignor Pius Kii, Leedom Mitee, Senators Bennett Birabi, Barry Mpigi, Kenneth Kobani, and Prof. B. Fakae, among others.
Also in attendance are 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, Mele Kyari.
Although the meeting’s agenda remains unknown, it is thought to be related to the Ogoni cleanup effort and the probable resumption of oil drilling in Ogoniland, Rivers State.
The Federal Government has already expressed worry over the prolonged stoppage of oil drilling in Rivers State.
