GOVERNOR OKOWA HAS AGAIN LAMENTED THE CONSTANT ATTACKS ON OIL INSTALLATIONS BY NIGER DELTA MILITANTS
The Governor
of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has warned militant groups in the Niger
Delta region to stop further attacks on oil installations in the area.
According to him, the time had come for them to sheathe their
swords and embrace dialogue.
Okowa, made this appeal while commissioning the 14, 000 capacity
stadia built by the Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro.
He
lamented the constant attacks on oil installations, which had reduced Delta
State from its status from the second, to the fourth oil producing state in the
country.
The governor also commissioned three laboratory buildings, model
banking hall, wheel balancing workshop/laboratory and six other new projects
executed by the institution with its internally generated revenue.
“At a
point in time, we have a right to agitate, but we should also be mindful of the
ways of our agitations to ensure that what we are doing is not directly
slapping our own face.
“A lot of investments are coming and we know that Delta State is
the preferred destination. There is a new oil and gas company that is coming to
take over the NPDC percentage in the OML 30 and the headquarters of their
operations will be based in Warri.
“This will be good for the state, but we must ensure that we provide the
needed peace. I believe that our communities will give them a lot of support,
because their intention is to improve oil production from where it is today at
20, 000 to 250, 000 barrels per day in the next two and that will be wonderful
for our State.”
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