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Tinubu meets Wike, Fubara, Ogoni leaders at Aso Rock

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, met with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the delegation of Ogoni leaders led by Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

The meeting was held behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Others present at the meeting were the Chief of staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari; and the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; among others.

The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, shared pictures from the meeting on his X account.

Fubara: I’ve knelt to beg Wike, we need peace in Rivers

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu meets with the Governor Fubara, HM Nyesom Wike and Ogoni leaders at the State House,” he captioned the pictures.

The meeting came after a coalition of civil society organisations demanded an allocation of $1 trillion from the federal government for the cleanup of the Niger Delta and compensation for lost livelihoods, before the resumption of crude oil production in Ogoniland.

The meeting also came amid the protracted feud between Fubara and his predecessor, Wike, who were once political allies.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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