President Muhammadu Buhari cancelled at the last
minute a visit planned for Thursday to the region.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made the trip in
Buhari’s place to launch a clean-up programme in an area badly hit by oil
spills, vowing to work with community leaders to end militant attacks.
No reason has been given for the cancellation of
what would have been Buhari’s first visit to the region since taking office a
year ago. Western allies and local officials have told the former military
chief he needs to address poverty and oil pollution in the Delta to stop unrest,
according to Reuters.
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