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By Wilson Macaulay

Warri

The leadership of Peace, Development, Security and Humanitarian Rights Association of Niger Deltans in conjunction with Egbema Communities, Peace, Development and Humanitarian Rights Association has hailed  the    President Muhammadu Buhari led  Federal  Government, Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo , the Hon. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, the Hon Minister of   State for Enivaronment, Chief Sharon Ikeazor, Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affrairs,  the Senoir Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta  Affrairs, Senator Ita Enang , other relevant and critical stakeholders that  played significant role which led to the pronnounment of the Federal Government  plan to establish the eighteen Modular Refineries in the Niger Delta region.

 Comade Mike J.K Tiemo the President of the two bodies aforementioned in his commendation speech noted that the Fedral Government pronounment affirming  the establishment of the eighteen Modular Refineries in the Niger Delta is a welcome development that can be described as an expectation that is long overdue.

 The Niger Delta humanitarn Activist  orbserved  that the wonderful gesture of Modular Refineries coming    from the  PMB led administration is a legacy that will outlive his administration and  it will also write the names of all  who supported the idea in the good books of history.

According to Comarde Mike J.K Tiemo, the  establishment of Modular Refineries in the Niger Delta  will tackle and address the problems of  Perennial pipeline vandalism, Proliferation of illegal Refineries, discouragement of  crude oil theft, wipe off all sorts  of criminal elements, remove unscrupulous  act such as sea piracy, kidnapping, thuggery ,Scarcity of  Petroleum Products and unemployment.

Tiemo stressed that the establishment of Modular Refineries will  also accelerate the multiplayer positive effect of  provision of basic amenities in the communities where the Refineries are domiciled.

He further explained that the Presence of the Modular Refineries will attract more foreign investors to the Country  and strengthen  the laudable and rapid economic recovery plan of the FG. 

He pointed out  that Modular Refineries in the Niger Delta region will promote capacity building, human capital development, youth/ Women empowerment and it will also promote and strengthen the cordal and bilateral relationship which exist between the oil companies and the host communities producing oil and gas.

However, Comrade Mike  J.k Tiemo remarked  that the planned  eighteen Modular Refineries to be executed by the FG which is average of three per a State is a far cry form what is needed to make an appreciatable difference and expected  positive impact in solveing the problem of accute fuel shortage or scarcity, frequent increase in pump price, shortage of locally refined petroleum products, inabil;ity to avert further pollution of the Niger Delta region with illegally sourced crude oil.

He appealed to the FG and all relivant stakeholders  mentioned above to support this laudable vision of the establishment of Modular  Refineries and also to increase the number  far more than the eithteen penciled down  earlier  by the FG through the   Ministry of Environment.  

Comrade Mike Tiemo called on other relevant Agencies of Government including the Private Sector, particularly the lnternational Oil Companies (IOC,s) to collaborate with the FG  to ensure that the idea of establishing Modular Refineries in the Niger Delta region  is executed with agility  in record time to adequately address most of the issues of long time neglect and pollution which is already a threat to the life of the people of the Niger Delta region.

Comrade Mike Tiemo Who made a special commendation remark in hissummàtion  said: " My Special kudos to President Muhamnadu Buhari , Vice President, Prof, Yemi Osinbajo, who first  made the Pronnouncement of Modular Refineries during his visit to the Niger Delta in 2016 in his capacity as Acting President, as a veritable alternative to Artisanal Refineries and today the dream of having Modular Refineries in the Niger Delta is coming to fruition  ."

He added : " In the same token ,my special greeting to the Hon Minister of State for Petroleum ,Chief Timipre Sylva, the Hon Minister of State for Environment, Chief Sharon  lkeazor , the Hon Minister of Niger Delta Affrairs,Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affrairs, Senator Ita Enang for the good works they are doing concerning the actualization of the establishment of Modular Refineries in the Niger Delta region." he concluded

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