President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, met the board and
management of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited over the
country’s plan to transition to gas.
The delegation was led by Edmund Daukuru, NLNG board
chairman and king of Nembe Kingdom, and Philip Mshelbila, the company’s
managing director.
Tinubu, speaking at the meeting, pledged his
administration’s commitment to leveraging on the domestic utilisation,
processing, and international export of Nigeria’s massive gas resources as a
transition fuel.
Tinubu said there were limitations to the entrepreneurial progress and development of Nigeria’s industrious citizens.
He assured that further impediments, especially in the oil
and gas sector, will be swiftly removed to create more opportunities for local
companies and international partners.
“It is now a collaborative effort in thinking and doing. We
will work with all partners to redefine the future of our economy,” Tinubu said
in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, his special adviser on media and publicity.
“It is all about growing the pie so that Nigerians will
benefit. Skill development will help the many restive youths who need to be
carried along and employed.
“Their lives need to be more predictable and prosperous.”
In his remarks, Daukuru said non-government stakeholders’
frustrations faced during operations were being collectively shared with the
government.
He also said communities play a greater role in ameliorating
the situation, adding that issues of trust between investors and host
communities must be properly handled with an emphasis on end-to-end process
inclusivity.
On his part, Mshelbila applauded the president for setting
the tone early and aggressively with bold and correct, long-term reforms which
‘would transform the Nigerian economy within a short period of time’.
Tinubu has also approved the establishment of the Presidential
Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) to improve the processing and
utilisation of gas-enabled vehicles in Nigeria.
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