President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to lead the special presidential delegation aimed at resolving the crisis in the Niger Delta region.

This was revealed by the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, retired Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, on Monday in Abuja.

He said Osinbajo will take over from Niger-Delta elders who were leading the delegation.

According to him, this will meet the President’s expectations of not only building confidence among the people on government’s intentions but also help in its fact-finding mission on a workable and lasting solution.

“President Buhari knew what he was doing when he directed the Vice President to head the delegation.

“You need to see him in action when he visited different communities in the oil-producing states.

“There is no doubt that the President knows that peace in the Niger Delta region is crucial to the development of the entire country,’’ Boroh said.

He said the delegation has visited Akwa Ibom, Edo, Bayelsa, Rivers and Imo states.

“The next phase will be Cross River, Abia and Ondo states. By that, we would have covered the entire Niger Delta states.

“This visit is in two folds. It is both a confidence-building and a fact-finding mission because a lot of information has been heard about the Niger Delta but no single person can claim to know all about the Niger delta.

“It requires effort by all stakeholders toward ensuring that issues of the Niger delta are resolved,” he said.

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