Buhari to meet elders from oil rich region on October 31
Kachikwu said the meeting, which was slated to hold on October 29, 2016, was moved because it is a Saturday.
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According to Daily Post, the Minister of state for petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu said the meeting, which was earlierslated for October 29, 2016, was moved because it is a Saturday.
Kachikwu said “It was actually a suggestion that the meeting could hold about that date, but having found out that 29 is a Saturday, you know it is not possible to drag the President for such a meeting on that day, the better day is Monday, October 31, so that is date.”
Buhari’s plan to meet the elders from the Niger Delta, who formed a group known as the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PNDF), is in line with moves to end hostilities in the region.
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Meanwhile, the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers has vowed to resist any form of what they described as modern colonisation of the Niger Delta.
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