The North-East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) has called for the resumption of oil exploration activities previously initiated in Magumeri and Gubio LGAs of Borno state.
NEGF made the call in a communiqué issued on Saturday after
its 13th meeting in Maiduguri, Borno state.
“Forum appreciates Mr. President for the renewed attention
on the Port Harcourt–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe-Maiduguri rail corridor and frontier oil
exploration at Kolmani and the Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe–Biu–Maiduguri highway,”
the statement reads.
“Forum however, calls on Federal Government to revisit the
exploration activities earlier commenced but subsequently stalled in Magumeri
and Gubio Local Government Areas of Borno State.”
The forum also acknowledged the efforts of member states to
improve electricity supply and boost energy access across the subregion.
According to the statement, the forum has shifted its energy
agenda from individual state concerns to a regional approach.
“The Dadinkowa hydropower plant now feeds the national grid.
It encourages all member states to take advantage of the new electricity law
and abundant sunshine to strengthen the electricity needs of the subregion and
expand solar and mini-grid solutions for development,” the forum said.
They also reiterated a long-standing concern over the
“seeming neglect of the Mambila Hydro power plant,” urging the federal
government to leverage the “recent clearance of the legal encumbrance with the
arbitration ruling on the matter” to accelerate the plant’s completion and
commencement of operations.
To reduce transportation costs, improve logistics and
stimulate economic activities across the region, the forum agreed to partner
with Green Ville Energy to establish more compressed natural gas (CNG) and
liquefied natural gas (LNG) stations across the subregion.
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