Acting President says Buhari's administration is promoting a new vision for Niger Delta

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June 6, 2017 7:44 PM

Osinbajo said the 'new vision' involves an active and effective collaboration between the government, the private sector and the communities.

Professor Yemi Osinbajo and President Muhammadu Buhari

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Buhari administration is promoting a new way of thinking and engagement that will secure the development of the Niger Delta and the entire country.

Laolu Akande, in a statement sent to Pulse, said "Prof. Osinbajo spoke earlier today while meeting with members of a delegation from Bayelsa State regarding the $3.6B Brass Fertilizer & Petro-Chemical Company that is expected to come on steam soon. The delegation which included executives of the company was led by Governor Seriake Dickson.

"Lamenting that only 12% completion rate was recorded in several of the projects undertaken by the Niger Delta Development Commission in the past years, while the rest were abandoned, Osinbajo stated that “sometimes projects are designed not to succeed, but just for some people to make money.”

The Acting President also commended the collaboration that is ongoing regarding the Brass company.

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He said “this is what we describe as the New Vision: partnership between the Federal Government, the States, the communities and the private sector. This is the new way of thinking that is emerging, the New Vision.”

The Acting President also received a delegation from the Seed Entrepreneurs Association of Nigeria, SEEDAN led by its President Mr. Richard Olafare and the Director-General of the National Agricultural Seed Council, Dr. P.O.Ojo.

In his remarks, Prof. Osinbajo assured the delegation that the Federal Government would do much more in the area of Agriculture, stressing that fertilizer and seed inputs are vital for the “agricultural revolution” that the Buhari administration is delivering.

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