The coalition said the government must let Nigerians know its gas project priority areas and how the gas plans would key into Nigeria’s more expanded energy transition plan.
to disclose his action plans for Nigeria’s gas sector within 90 days of assumption of office.
The statement, which was made available to PREMIUM TIMES on behalf of the coalition by its Convener, Tengi George-Ikoli- Senior Officer, Natural Resource Governance Institute , was also endorsed by Olusegun Elemo of PLSInitiative; Adejoke Akinbode of BudgiT; Felicia Dairo of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development); Faith Nwadishi of the Centre for Transparency Advocacy), and representatives of 17 other coalition members.
“Given the large scale of prior uncompleted projects and the limited funding available, the government must let Nigerians know its gas project priority areas and how the gas plans would key into Nigeria’s more expanded energy transition plan,” the statement reads in part. The coalition demanded that the incoming administration should “publish a comprehensive, costed, realistic and detailed Decade of Gas Policy with clear roles for the state, non-state actors and investors with periodic progress updates, fast track implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act and improve enforcement of regulations.” Doing so, it said, would hold all projects to higher operational standards, specifically decommissioning and community relations.
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