Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has disclosed that Nigeria has to stop the multibillion Naira oil subsidy regime.
According to Ovie, it is vital for Nigeria to tackle the lingering problem of inadequate refined oil production to meet up with local consumption, as this was a way to solve the country’s weak refineries.
In a recent statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yomi Odunuga, Omo- Agege said he is shocked at the fact that those inside and outside NNPC still keep believing that subsidy is the answer despite the clear economic struggles.
His words, “I have always taken the position that there is no need for us to continue with this subsidy; all we need to do is to fix the refineries.
“But, today, I have seen many people in the NNPC and elsewhere moving otherwise because they believe we ought to continue with this subsidy regime.
“I am from the Niger Delta and there are a lot of us who believe that most of the oil companies are doing business in that neighborhood ought to have their offices and their headquarters in that same neighborhood so as to provide employment opportunities.
“There is an issue that is raging right now in the Niger Delta and it has to do with the Nigerian Gas Company in Ekpan-Warri; they are also threatening to move their headquarters from Warri in Delta state to elsewhere.
“I am seeking a commitment today as the representative of the people of Delta Central that no ministerial nominee today will eventually superintend over the movement of Nigerian Gas Company elsewhere.
“I also seek a commitment that those companies that are doing business in the Niger Delta but have their headquarters elsewhere should come back to the Niger Delta area to provide jobs for our teeming youths.”
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