Top on the list is the demand for the relocation of administrative and operational headquarters of International Oil Companies operating in Nigeria to the Niger Delta region.
The regional leaders, under the aegis of Pan Niger Delta Forum, also demanded the clean-up of communities affected by spill, in addition to Ogoniland.
They also asked for a review of the amnesty programme to provide for a robust exit strategy, by ensuring that those who have been trained under the programme are offered jobs.
The Niger Delta leaders also called for the implementation of the Brass LNG and fertiliser plant project, including the NLNG Train seven in Bonny.
The leaders also demand an inclusive participation in oil industry and ownership of oil blocs.
The demands were presented during a meeting between the Niger delta leaders and the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Governors and ministers from the Niger Delta, together with political leaders and traditional rulers, including Ijaw leader, Cheif EDWIN CLARK and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong VICTOR ATTAH, were present at the meeting.
In his response, President BUHARI admitted that there was no quick fix to the Niger Delta problems.
Briefing journalists after the closed-door meeting, the Minister of State for Petroleum, IBEH KACHIKWU said the meeting was the first of several meetings that would hold quarterly in different states in the region.
Top on the list of demands is the relocation of the administrative and operational headquarters of major International Oil Companies to the Niger Delta region.
The region’s leaders, under the aegis of Pan Niger Delta Forum, also demanded the clean-up of other communities affected by spill, besides Ogoniland.
They also asked for a review of the amnesty programme’s core mandate of providing a robust exit strategy, to ensure that those trained have jobs to return to or are given stipends.
They called for the implementation of the Brass LNG and fertiliser plant project, including the NLNG Train seven in Bonny, and a review and update of the national gas master plan to integrate the economic interests and industrialisation of the region amongst others.
Some of the Niger Delta stakeholders expressed optimism that their demands would be met by the Government.
