We’ll Ensure Steady Growth of Petroleum Industry, Rep. Okojie Promises
By Juliet Vincent
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Midstream ), Hon. Henry Odianosen Okojie, has promised stakeholders to ensure the growth of the petroleum industry in Nigeria.
He made this known when he led members of the Committee on oversight of agencies under the jurisdiction of the Committee in Lagos State on Thursday.
Speaking at AA Rano during the visit, he said the oversight was to check the level of compliance to the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) by industry players and ensure that the right thing is being done to ensure value addition in the sector.
Rep. Okojie said, legislators were committed to addressing the challenges facing the sector for the good of the nation.
The lawmaker stated that, they support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his policies aimed at developing the Nation’s oil and gas sector.
According to him, if implemented, President Bola Tinubu for the sector will lead the country to economic prosperity and infrastructural advancement.
He assured that the Committee will provide the needed legislative support geared towards advancing the Oil and Gas Sector.
He further informed that, the Committee was not out to witch-hunt anyone but to ensure the right thing is being done by all stakeholders.
He however warned that, the Committee would not condone any compromise in the industry that would be detrimental to the good of the Nigerian people
He said, “We are here because we need to check the level of compliance stated by the PIA and also to inspect the facilities to be sure that you are doing the right thing and also to find out your area of challenges so that as a committee or as legislators, we can come in to assist you.
“We are not here to witch-hunt rather we are here to be of help to this industry that is dwindling right now
“We understand that there is turbulence. We are aware. Especially with the recent issues surrounding importation and Dangote refineries and so on and so forth. We are abreast of what is going on in the industry and we have come to see how we as lawmakers can be of assistance”.
Agencies visited included include A A Rano, Rain Oil Limited, Shellplux Nigeria Limited, NIPCO, Total Nigeria PLC, NNPC Retail Ltd – JV, MRS Oil and Gas Limited, Honeywell Oil and Gas Energy Limited, Conoil PLC, Aiteo Energy Resources Limited, Shema Petroleum, Ibeto Petrochemicals Industries Limited, and others.
The entities while addressing members of the Committee separately during the visit informed about their challenges which the committee promised to address for the benefit of the country.
