Njenje Media News can report that the Presidential meeting led by The Chief of Staff to the President, Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari met with leaders of South South region in Port Harcourt today .
The meeting which was initially scheduled for last week but, was canceled with short notice left the region in a very unhappy mode.
The six Governors and leaders in the zone in a common position presented by Chairman of South South Governor’s Forum, Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, made the following demands:
- Immediate relocation of headquarters of oil multinational to their operational bases in the South South region.
- Immediate relocation of government -owned oil subsidiaries from Lagos and Abuja to the South South region.
- Immediate completion of East-West road under construction.
- Immediate privatisation of the two refineries in Port Harcourt and the one in Warri for effectiveness.
- Call for release of all funds due NDDC and that henceforth, all NDDC projects MUST be done in consultation with State Governors.
- Reactivation of sea ports in Calabar, Port Harcourt and Warri. Then, the Lagos to Calabar railine.
- True federalism, resource control, fair revenue sharing and State Police, the best ingredients to achieving a better Nigeria.
