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By IKURU LIZZY
The Egi Youth Federation in Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers, says its people have faced prolonged marginalisation in the nation’s oil and gas sector.
The President, Mr Ikechukwu Amirize, said this in a statement to newsmen on Wednesday in Port Harcourt.
Amirinze said that the development had robbed Egi youths of adequate representation, employment opportunities, capacity development and meaningful participation in the sector.
He stated that giving Egi youths adequate representation in the oil and gas sector would give the people a sense of belonging.
“As a major oil and gas producing area, it is important that our interests are represented. We cannot continue to watch while we are marginalised,” he said.
Amirinze said that Egi youths would embark on a protest at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to further express their grievances.
The youth leader said that the essence was to draw the attention of both national and international publics to the plight of Egi people. (NAN)
