North-East Oil Drilling: We Will Avoid Mistakes Made In Niger Delta - Gov Yahaya

North-East Oil Drilling: We Will Avoid Mistakes Made In Niger Delta – Gov Yahaya

by Victor Ndubuisi
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On Tuesday, Gombe State Governor Inuwa Yahaya expressed the state government’s intention to learning from the Niger Delta in its oil exploration along the Kolmani River, which runs between Gombe and Bauchi states.

Earlier in the day, President Muhammadu Buhari launched the Kolmani Integrated Development Project in the North-East, the region’s first of its type, which has reportedly drawn $3 billion in investments.

Yahaya, who appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today, emphasized the state government’s efforts to ensure the region’s environmental and economic stability.

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“We’ve learnt our lessons. With the developments and what has been happening around the Niger Delta and other oil-producing areas of the world, naturally, no government will allow things to follow the same track,” he said.

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“With regard to the issue of the environment, our Ministry of Environment is working hand in hand with the Federal Ministry of Environment and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) so that we will avoid all the mistakes and pitfalls that have been the big challenge of oil exploration and implementation in the southern part of the country.

“Going forward, Gombe State will be working with some consultants that have been guiding us as to what we need to do, especially by providing the required skill, workmanship, and labour that is needed in order to be useful and exploited in the oil operations.”

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According to the governor, the people of Gombe would have work and business prospects.

He explained that the state government had began including local people in all initiatives since the exploratory stage.

“There is nothing opaque. We are transparent and I believe the company and the NNPC itself are so transparent that these days no activity will be taken off the shelf.

“So, we shall make sure that from the environment to the impact on society and the community, there will be no cause for alarm. As a state government, we are ready to partner with any investor.

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“There is a window for us to discuss; we are ready to engage our local business community so that along the value chain, anybody that is interested will identify where to fix and where to invest so that eventually, economic activity will be kick-started and it will be enjoyed by the people of the state,” he said.

 

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