By Egufe Yafugborhi
PORT HARCOURT— OIL and gas stakeholders yesterday warned that Nigeria urgently needs a roadmap to sustain a post-oil era in the Niger Delta region.
The stakeholders sounded the warning at the 2nd Nigerian Entrepreneurs Summit and Honours, NESH, Oil and Gas Roundtable held in Port Harcourt.
The theme of the event was Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector and Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta.
Founder of the forum, Mr. Emeka Ugwu-Oju, in his opening remarks said the country needed to put in place, structures that would sustain the nation’s economy when the oil reserves dry up.
He said: “Without accelerated opportunities for sustainable development in oil-producing areas sooner than later, Nigeria stands to face uncontrollable anger as the importance of oil diminishes on the global level.
“That tells us we no longer have the…
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