‘Peace in N/Delta region’ll guarantee investment’

Minister of State Petroleum Resources Chief Timipre Sylva has said that an atmosphere of peace in the Niger Delta region will attract investment and developments.

According to the minister, the development can only come to the region in an atmosphere of peace.

Sylva, who said this when the Niger Delta All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Vanguard, visited him in his office, Thursday in Abuja.

“I will emphasise that peace is very crucial to development. Development can only take place where peace thrives,” he said adding that everyone in the region especially the youths must be Ambassadors of peace.

Sylva said he was quick to associate with any group that promotes peace in the country especially in the Niger Delta Region because it is a panacea to luring the oil companies and other companies to the region.

“If we want to bring back the oil companies the job before us is to bring back peace to the region. Every Niger Delta youth must be part of the peace process. This is thebonly way the oil companies can return to the region. It is not for us to say the oil companies to come back to the region but also for us to do what will bring peace,” the minister added.

In an earlier address, the leader of the Niger Delta APC Youth, Mr Fiawei Pathfinder said they decided to visit to show support for President Buhari and Chief Sylva’s efforts in bringing the needed development in the region.