AMPCON condemns activities of saboteurs in oil and gas industry
National Chairman of the Association of Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria (AMPCON), Mogaji Wole Arisekola, has warned against any economic sabotage planned to derail the progress of oil and gas industry reforms being implemented by the administration of President Bola Tinubu. condemned the activities of
According to his statement published today in the Guardian, wherever meaningful reforms are implemented around the world, there will always be resistance from some, even in the West. He urged the government to ignore such incidents and move forward with efforts towards national development.
“Gone are the days when trade unions and civil society organizations like Pengassan and Nupen launched protests calling for strikes and other industrial action, and when lawyers brought frivolous lawsuits as a tool and tool to distort progress. , for many to do a hatchet job and disturb the hornet's nest by raising false accusations against ministries, ministries, agencies, agencies and political appointees in the oil and gas sector. We also know that we are being compensated for this.
“Economic destroyers cannot survive under this regime, Nigeria is bigger than any of our countries. Come on. We all give this regime the opportunity to grow and develop socio-economically at the speed of light. We must make every effort to do so.”
Arisekola commended the President’s contributions to the oil sector, adding that improvements in Nigeria’s main sources of revenue have expanded the scope of good governance in Nigeria, stemming leakages and deepening democratic practices.
Speaking at a policy dialogue in Lagos, he said: “This dialogue aims to consider the economic, financial and social implications of not accepting reforms in the oil sector. And thankfully, Bora “President Ahmed Tinubu has shown the ability, direction, purpose and desire to add new policies.” Value to our oil industry.
“In collaboration with the boards and management of NNPC and other relevant subsidiaries of the Ministry, they will actively eliminate persistent fuel queues across the country, significantly stabilize the price regime for petroleum products, and We were able to increase our exports. We raised our daily production from extremely low levels to levels that exceeded our forecast targets, stabilizing an often volatile situation.
niger delta. He is also resolving issues of oil theft, lack of oil investment, and further development of the country's oil assets to increase revenue from the oil sector. ”
He said the policies passed by President Tinubu's administration aim to harness the country's gas potential for power generation, electricity distribution, clean cooking, automotive use and industrialization.
“Most recently, President Tinubu ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to take over the responsibility of selling crude oil from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPCL), a dramatic shift aimed at bringing transparency and accountability.” Under the new arrangement, the NNPC will submit crude oil sales receipts to the CBN for scrutiny and documentation, effective immediately. “It's a complete deviation from how things should be done,” he added.
Source: guardian.ng