Some concerned Export Zones operators have raised alarm over attempts by management of the Oil & Gas Export Free Zone Authority (OGEFZA) to interfere
In an open letter, the stakeholders called on the federal government to halt alleged attempts by the OGEFZA management to alter provisions of its own Act and that of the Nigeria Export Procession Zones Authority .
2. Since its enactment, there has been no amendment to the Act by the National Assembly either by changing the name of OGEFZA to Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority or extending the regulatory jurisdiction of OGEFZA beyond the designated Oil and Gas Export Free Zone at Onne/Ikpokiri area of Rivers State of Nigeria.
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8. The Federal Government must as a matter of urgency investigate this matter and also look into the activities of OGEFZA towards protecting the investments of concerned Free Zone Stakeholders in NEPZA licensed Free Zones who had before now enjoyed the full support and cooperation of the Federal Government.
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