Saturday, 16 April 2016

Vice President of Nigeria Professor Yemi Osinbajo visits Forcados platform



Vice President of Nigeria Professor Yemi Osinbajo has visited Forcados platform in Burrutu Local Government Area in Delta State to assess ongoing repair work on the disrupted pipline. He was acompanied by the Delta Stae governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa.

This is coming on the heels of similar visits made by relevant committees of the National Assembly and a federal government delegation. Earlier this week, President Buhari vowed to deal with vandals the way Boko Haram extremists are currently being dealt with in the northeast of the country.

At the moment, Nigeria is faced with chronic petrol shortage due to the inability of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to meet domestic demand. This has been brought by a combination of limited capacity, a shortage of foreign exchange to purchase imports and pipeline vandalism.
In Delta State, a good number of the oil facilities are either in a state of disrepair or are winding up acts of sabotage. The Forcados terminal is believed to have been damaged by Niger Delta militants who blew it up in their bid to protest the arrest warrant issued against one of their leaders Government Tompolo

His visit is coming on the heels of similar ones by relevant committees of the National Assembly and a federal government delegation. Earlier this week, President Buhari vowed to deal with pipeline vandals the way Boko Haram extremists are currently being dealt with in the northeast of the country. - See more at: http://www.nigerianwatch.com/news/9155-vice-president-yemi-osinbajo-makes-flying-visit-to-forcados-terminal-to-inspect-repairs#sthash.N9uHcSpX.dpuf
His visit is coming on the heels of similar ones by relevant committees of the National Assembly and a federal government delegation. Earlier this week, President Buhari vowed to deal with pipeline vandals the way Boko Haram extremists are currently being dealt with in the northeast of the country. - See more at: http://www.nigerianwatch.com/news/9155-vice-president-yemi-osinbajo-makes-flying-visit-to-forcados-terminal-to-inspect-repairs#sthash.N9uHcSpX.dpuf
His visit is coming on the heels of similar ones by relevant committees of the National Assembly and a federal government delegation. Earlier this week, President Buhari vowed to deal with pipeline vandals the way Boko Haram extremists are currently being dealt with in the northeast of the country. - See more at: http://www.nigerianwatch.com/news/9155-vice-president-yemi-osinbajo-makes-flying-visit-to-forcados-terminal-to-inspect-repairs#sthash.N9uHcSpX.dpuf
His visit is coming on the heels of similar ones by relevant committees of the National Assembly and a federal government delegation. Earlier this week, President Buhari vowed to deal with pipeline vandals the way Boko Haram extremists are currently being dealt with in the northeast of the country. - See more at: http://www.nigerianwatch.com/news/9155-vice-president-yemi-osinbajo-makes-flying-visit-to-forcados-terminal-to-inspect-repairs#sthash.N9uHcSpX.dpuf
His visit is coming on the heels of similar ones by relevant committees of the National Assembly and a federal government delegation. Earlier this week, President Buhari vowed to deal with pipeline vandals the way Boko Haram extremists are currently being dealt with in the northeast of the country. - See more at: http://www.nigerianwatch.com/news/9155-vice-president-yemi-osinbajo-makes-flying-visit-to-forcados-terminal-to-inspect-repairs#sthash.N9uHcSpX.
It will be recalled that the vandalism of Forcados terminal has negatively affected Nigeria’s export and President Muhammadu Buhari administration is stepping up work at the terminal and at the Nation's three refineries.

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