The Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari will sustain the amnesty programme in the Niger Delta, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said. This was revealed by the Head of Nigeria’s delegation to the 167th meeting of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Dr. Jamila Shu’ara, who also stated that the new government would effect necessary changes to the Petroleum Industry Bill. Shu’ara, while speaking in Vienna, Australia at the ongoing OPEC International Seminar, stated that Nigeria, under the leadership of Buhari, would continue to work for the realisation of the aims and objectives of the organisation. She noted that the Buhari administration was committed to prosecuting the amnesty programme in Niger Delta with vigour, with a view to bringing about lasting peace and stability in the area as well as in other parts of the country. This, she said, would make the country’s operational environment safe and attractive onc...
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