From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) to explore all avenues at its disposal to ensure the exploration of the oil potentials of the Bida Basin.
Governor Bello stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPC, Mele Kyari in Abuja.
He appreciated the NNPC for the work carried out in the Bida Basin Frontier in the past, adding that the Company should commence work since crude oil is been discovered in most northern parts of the country.
According to him, the NNPC has played an important role in the development of the Ibrahim Babangida Badamasi University, Lapai, and also the construction of a hospital in Minna.
Speaking the NNPC boss Kyari, noted that Niger State occupies an important position that has made it critical for the company, pointing out that aside housing two of its strategic depots, most of the company’s pipelines passed through the state.
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