The Presidency has dismisses concerns in certain quarters
that International Oil Companies, IOC, were exiting the country.
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Mrs
Olu Verheijen, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria,
NAN, in Abuja on Sunday, stressing that rather the companies are rebalancing
and refocusing on deep waters.
Verheijen, who was speaking on the second year anniversary
of the Tinubu’s administration, said that, while the IOC are breakdancing, the
Nigerian independents (local players) are taking the lead in onshore.
“Indigenous firms are gaining capacity, they have community
credibility and in the long term, we expect them to scale regionally and
globally,” she said.
According to her, the growing capacity of indigenous firms
is evident in their ability to acquire divested assets from IOC.
She said the country attained an increase in indigenous
equity in gas, from 69 per cent to 83 per cent.
The special adviser urged African investors, DFIs, banks,
pension funds, and sovereigns, to be strategic in focus, and strive to fill the
vacuum left by International Oil.
She also charged industry leaders across the continent, to
take a cue from Nigeria, by ensuring that Africa moves beyond appeals for
support to become an investment destination.
Speaking on the legacy she would live behind, Verheijen said
she would like to see more Nigerians have energy, high-paying jobs and the
capacity not only to diversify and grow the economy but compete favourably
globally.
“I am committed to institutional reforms that endure, that
ensure that we remain and continue to grow as an investment-grade country.
“Iam also committed to transparency, demonstrable results,
life-transforming results, that we’re not going to be just energy-rich but that
we’re going to be energy-secured and globally competitive,” she said.
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