The previous month, President Bola Tinubu announced his administration’s plan to resume oil exploration in Ogoniland about 30 years after oil companies were sent out of the region by the people over human rights violations and ecological destruction.
President Bola Tinubu met with notable stakeholders, including Rivers State Governor Similaye Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, before announcing the plan to the public.
Thereafter, he directed the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to lead a negotiation team to meet stakeholders in the region and get the people to accept the resumption of oil exploration in the areas.