An environmental advocacy group, De Mangrove Conversations, has announced plans to convene the Sweet Crude Dialogue 2026, a high-level pan-Niger Delta summit aimed at examining the impact of seven decades of oil production on the region and charting a sustainable future.
In a statement issued by its Convener and Chief of Policy, Biobele Da-Wariboko, the group said the two-day event will hold from Monday, July 20, to Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Conference Hall, Content Towers, Swali, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
According to the statement, former President Dr Goodluck Jonathan will chair the event, which is themed “Through the Python’s Eye: 70 Years of Oil Production in Nigeria.”
The organisers said the dialogue is being hosted in collaboration with the Bayelsa State Government, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Renaissance Africa Energy Company, and the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation.
The statement disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is expected to inaugurate the summit, will lead a line-up of distinguished personalities, while the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and representatives of leading corporate organisations are expected to deliver goodwill messages.
It added that the programme will also feature keynote lectures, policy discussions, and other activities designed to stimulate dialogue on environmental sustainability, economic transformation, and the future of oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta.
The organisers called on stakeholders, policymakers, development partners, traditional institutions, civil society groups, and the general public to participate in what they described as a landmark conversation on the region’s future.
De Mangrove Conversations described itself as a collective of eminent Niger Deltans committed to promoting development-driven dialogue, environmental conservation, and sustainable economic growth across the Niger Delta.
