The President of the Rivers Entrepreneur and Investors’ Forum, Ibifiri Bobmanuel, has revealed that the actions of the Rivers State Government and some local governments in the state were the reasons the Dangote Petroleum Refinery was moved from Rivers State to Lagos State.
Bobmanuel noted that the Rivers State Government and the local governments where the refineries were to be located, Okrika and Eleme, made huge demands from the Dangote Group, which led them to move the refineries to Lagos.
Bobmanuel said the Rivers State Government, local governments and communities need to understand how to negotiate with business owners to attract businesses.
He said the incoming government needs to sit up and see the importance of private participation in governance in the state.
