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Yekini Nabena, a former deputy spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says President Bola Tinubu should relocate the headquarters of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), to the Niger Delta.

Nabena said this while reacting to plans to relocate some offices of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to Lagos.

There have been concerns over the said relocations, with the Northern Senators Forum (NSF) faulting the decision.

In a statement on Wednesday, Nabena said there is an “evil intention” behind the decisions.

“If efficiency of these agencies is the main reason for the plan to relocate them to Lagos state, we from the Niger Delta are also asking that the NNPCL, NIMASA, NPA and others will be more effective in either Bayelsa, Rivers or Delta states,” he said.

“In the same way, the federal ministry of mine and steel should be moved to Kogi state where we have the Ajaokuta Steel for efficiency.

“I also believe that the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment should either be relocated to Kano or Anambra states where trade is done in high proportion.

“In the same way, the federal ministry of agriculture should be taken to Benue state, the food basket of the nation.”

The APC chieftain said it is shocking that the national assembly has been quiet over the developments.

Nigeria’s capital was moved from Lagos to Abuja on December 12, 1991, during the military regime of Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB).