The Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Seriake Dickson, has said that Nigeria has no business importing refined petroleum products from other countries.
Dickson, according to a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, spoke while addressing a world press conference on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The governor was in the ancient city to attend the 2013 African High- Growth Markets summit tagged: “the Emergence of an Aspirational African consumer,” organized by the Economists.
“The governor noted with dismay the importation of refined products in spite of the magnitude of the barrels of crude oil being produced daily in the country,” the statement said.
He expressed his administration’s readiness to partner with the Organized Private Sector (0PS) in building refineries in the state.
The governor was accompanied by the state’s business class and notable politicians such as Ambassador Lawrence Ekpebu, the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Chief Sam Ateki and the Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Mr. Ayakeme Massah.
Dickson said the business posture of his administration has opened a vista of opportunities for investors in the oil and gas sector of the economy.
He recalked how crude oil was discovered in commercial quantities in Nigeria at the ancient community of Oloibiri in 1956.
He disclosed that the state was the second leading oil producing state in the country and called on investors to avail themselves of these opportunities. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
What a nation!we produce millions of barrels of crude daily yet we import the refined products from the very countries we sell crude to,something is really wrong with us as a country,we need to stop the importation of all items that can be sourced or produced locally.
ReplyDeleteNawa for you sef like say nobi dis naija you dey wey you dey talk like dis. And moreover na your sister bi petrol minister, so don't complain naija get bizness for importation of petrol.
ReplyDeleteDickson! U wan to build refinery with Bayelsa state money, 2moro U go say na DCC company build am. CROOKS RULING this CROOKED COUNTRY.
ReplyDelete