Key
development issues bothering on the growth and development of Rivers State,
Niger Delta and Nigeria will take centre stage tomorrow as representatives of
the United States and the Nigerian Government converge on Port Harcourt, the
Rivers State capital for a two-day strategy meeting.
The
meeting, which holds under the auspices of the US-Nigeria Bi-national
Commission, will examine among others, issues of environment, Niger Delta and
Regional Security Cooperation, Good Governance, Energy, Investment and
Integrity.
A
statement from the Office of the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and
Communications, Mrs Ibim Semenitari has it that the focus of the meeting is to
build mutual cooperation across a broad range of shared interest between the
United States and Nigeria.
According
to the statement, “it is expected that the meeting in Port Harcourt would count
definite benefits that would advance and set the parameters of the oil economy
in the state on a fast developing pedestal”.
The
meeting, which will have break-away sessions, will have in attendance
representatives of the United States and Nigeria, some Nigerian Governors,
Ministers, Stakeholders from the National and State Assemblies as well as
policy drivers in strategic sectors of the economy.
The
statement added that the meeting will be open for media coverage except in few
cases where strategic issues brothering on security will be discussed.
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