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Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State
Kogi State Governor Ahmed Ododo has emphasised the necessity for a collaborative partnership between state and federal governments to expedite investment in the exploration of the state’s crude oil resources.
This was stated in a release issued Thursday by the special adviser to the governor, Ismail lsah.
According to him, Ododo stated this on Thursday during a working visit to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, in Abuja.
While reiterating his administration’s commitment to providing an enabling environment for investors and their investments, Ododo expressed the willingness of the Kogi State government to cooperate with the federal government to ensure that oil exploration in the state comes on stream, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to pursuing oil exploration in the frontier basins in Nigeria.
For his part, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, reaffirmed the status of Kogi as an oil-producing state and pledged the federal government’s commitment to mobilising investments to explore the substantial crude oil deposits in Kogi State.
The minister stated that the Petroleum Industry Act mandates the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to explore frontier basins and pledged the federal government’s determination to deploy funds to unlock new discoveries and facilitate oil exploration in Nigeria.
The minister also commended the governor for his significant strides in providing good governance to the people of the state.
Kogi State became the first oil-producing state in Northern Nigeria following the affirmation of the discovery of oil in commercial quantities by the federal government in 2022.
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