The federal government has ordered the
Nigerian Navy to investigate and stop the
increasing influx of foreign trawlers into the
nation’s territorial waters for indiscriminate
fishing.
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural
Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri,
disclosed this while addressing some issues
raised during the interactive session held with
farmers in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.
Lokpobiri said the influx of foreign trawlers into
Nigerian territorial waters through the coast to
fish without the permission of the federal
government would no longer be tolerated.
He said the presidency had directed the Chief
of Naval Staff to look into the matter with
immediate effect.
Lokpobiri also enjoined the indigenes of Bayelsa
and other states of the region to embrace
peace while the federal government would
continue to provide ways of boosting the
economy.
He expressed concern about pipeline vandalism
by youths in the region, urging them to go into
agriculture.
Lokpobiri also advised the people of the Niger
Delta region to invest in farming as loans would
be provided for them by Bank of Industry and
Agricultural Development Bank in the state.
Commenting on the interactive session, the
President of the Ijaw Youth Council, Mr. Udeng
Eradiri, said the Niger Delta region and youths
had to key into agriculture to create wealth.
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