Shuaibu Usman
Key players in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry have expressed satisfaction with Nasarawa State’s energy potentials to stimulate growth and enhance abundant energy production for Nigeria and Africa.
Attended by captains of industry, business moguls, development partners and chief executive officers of public and private sector institutions, the Nasarawa Investment Summit 2024 beamed its searchlight on mining, agriculture, oil and gas.
The two-day 2nd edition of the Nasarawa Investment Summit 2024 which ended on Thursday, May 16 witnessed the expression of goodwill, confidence and commitment by stakeholders in oil and gas sector to drive to realization the government determination to explore and exploit its energy endowments in the state.
Delivering his address, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State thanked President Bola Tinubu for supporting his administration’s industrial revolution by taking up actions that are of direct benefits to the state’s industrialisation agenda.
Governor Sule said he felt fulfilled to have key actors in the country’s energy sector complementing the efforts of his government in promoting and developing the huge hydrocarbon potentials in the state, noting that their investments and initiatives have rekindled hopes of the Nasarawa populace for a prosperous future.
He commended the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, President/CEO of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Group Managing Director/CEO of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari for being positive in unlocking the opportunities in Nasarawa State for sustainable development through collaboration, innovation for progress.
While thanking the Nasarawa Investment and Development Agency, NASIDA, for blazing the trail with a successful summit, the governor appreciated President Tinubu for writing to the Nigerian Senate on the payment of the state-owned airport which was recently taken over by the Federal Government.
Speaking earlier, President/CEO of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote represented by his Special Adviser, Fatima Abdulrahman, said their investment in the state geared towards stimulating economy and livelihood, encouraging private-sector investments on infrastructure to develop Nasarawa’s energy sector.
Dangote noted that he would not only attract commercially viable investment into the state but economically impactful investment for the benefit of the society.
Group Managing Director/CEO of NNPCL, Mele Kyari appreciated the tremendous support giving to the corporation in the exploration and exploitation of the oil and gas potentials in Nasarawa State, pledging to invest hugely to make Nasarawa’s dream come to fruition.
He added that Nasarawa’s energy sector is critical due to its mineral resources which are important in the oil and gas industry to stimulate industrialisation and wealth creation.
Also speaking, the Chairman/CEO of Greenville LNG Energy, Edima Nbuweke who was represented by Moses Duku assured the government of the state of the company’s passion in driving the vision of the state, insisting that education, sustainability and action are key to achieving good results.
Giving a welcome remark, Managing Director/CEO of NASIDA, Ibrahim Abdullahi, informed the gathering that Nasarawa means serious business, adding that the summit was also to deepen Nigeria’s gas utilization agenda as well to engage minds for practical development.