The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Edobor Iyamu on Tuesday explained how President Muhammadu Buhari restored peace to the Niger Delta region by containing the activities of militants. Edobor who spoke to State House correspondents after the unveiling of the Niger Delta Vision website, www.ndnewvision.gov.ng, by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja, said the President restored peace to the area through the implimentation of people-oriented programmes.
He explained that following the palliative to the people of the region, oil exploration has increased and has been sustained over a long period of time.
According to him
“It (militancy) is being contained; this administration is doing a lot to ensure that we are in tune with all of the agreements reached and to maintain peace in the region”.
He lauded the President for taking steps to impliment the 2011 United Nations Environmental Protection (UNEP) report on Ogoni cleanup, stressing that since the report was published, nothing was done until the Buhari administration intervened.
“Since this administration came into power, it has commenced a number of activities in fulfillment of the UNEP report,’’
He further disclosed that following the recommendation of the report, that some preliminary steps should be taken, including health impact assessment test, water contamination test and other medical outreaches, Hypre agency which was engaged by the government had since commenced operation in the area.
He also said the cleanup was at a point where advertisements had been published for interested companies to bid from where no fewer than 120 companies were pre-qualified and ready to move into the technical and commercial bid stage.
