Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), says he will continue petroleum exploitation at the Kolmani oil field, located on the boundary between Bauchi and Gombe states if he is elected as president in 2027.
Atiku spoke on Saturday at the ADC presidential campaign
rally in Bauchi.
In November 2023, the late former President Muhammadu
Buhari, flagged off the Kolmani Integrated Development Project (KIPRO).
However, drilling activities have been delayed.
“I have already promised all Nigerians that I will restore
petroleum subsidy,” he said.
“Not only that, I will also restore subsidy in power,
electricity power.
“I said I will restore security in the north-east subregion
and the country in general. I also promised that I will continue the
exploitation of petroleum in Kolmani zone, so that we will have additional
source of revenue.”
Atiku urged residents to vote for the party’s candidates
across all elective positions.
He asked residents to come out in their “thousands” to vote
for the ADC and defend their votes.
“I want you to make sure you come out in your thousands, you
vote for ADC, you defend the votes, you ensure that the votes are counted and
you ensure that the results are transmitted before you leave the polling
booth,” he said.
“You are very well known for protecting your democratic
rights. Please do so from presidential elections up to your state assembly
elections.”
BACK STORY
In 2024, Inuwa Yahaya, governor of Gombe state, said the
delay in drilling activities at the Kolmani oil field had significant
implications for the state and Nigeria.
Speaking to state house correspondents after a meeting with
President Bola Tinubu, Yahaya expressed disappointment over the delay in the
commencement of drilling activities in northern Nigeria, particularly at the
Kolmani field.
He attributed the delay to issues involving the Nigerian
National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and the project’s partners.
The project comprises a 250,000-capacity refinery, a
350-megawatt (MW) power plant and a fertiliser plant with a capacity of 2,000
tonnes.
Yahaya expressed hope that Tinubu’s intervention would help
the project commence.
“The fact is part of the discussion I had with Mr.
President, believing that once he steps in, maybe we will see activities back,”
he said.
“Due to the fact that petroleum and gas are under the
exclusive list, there is nothing much we can do.
“NNPC is the only company that is to handle anything gas or
petroleum of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and as such presidential
intervention, which we just sought for, will really make things turn back and
activities will resume on the site as soon as possible.”
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com