The Federal Government has highlighted the huge multiplier impact of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline Project on the nation’s economic growth and industrialisation.
This was made known during the visit of three cabinet Ministers to the AKK Gas Pipeline Project Site.
At the site, they inspected the River Kaduna crossing milestone of the project in Kaduna State on Friday.
This is coming just as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mele Kyari, assured Nigerians that the project will be delivered by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
The three Ministers who visited the Project Site were: Minister of Finance/Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo.
Speaking at the project site, Edun described the AKK Gas Pipeline as the pipeline of prosperity, which is very dear to President Bola Tinubu because it will deliver the critical infrastructure needed to trigger the nation’s economic growth and industrialisation.
“The AKK Gas Pipeline is crucial for this administration and its delivery is in line with Mr. President’s strategy of bringing prosperity to the people,” Edun added.
In his remarks, Idris said the AKK Gas Pipeline project is a testimony to the fact that the Federal Government’s “Decade of Gas” has commenced in earnest.
He said: “Nigerians should be proud of the AKK Gas Pipeline project.
“With the delivery of this project, the prosperity that Mr. President is always talking about is unravelling right here before our eyes.”
Also speaking, Ekpo said the gas pipeline is part of the Federal Government’s many efforts to harness the nation’s abundant gas resources towards improving power generation, revamping ailing industries and creating employment opportunities in the country.
Ekpo urged all stakeholders to support the NNPCL towards delivering the project and several other gas projects as the country depends on it to bring prosperity to the people.
The three Ministers, who lauded NNPCL and its project partner, Brentex/CPP Limited, on the progress made so far, also expressed optimism that NNPCL will deliver as promised.
Earlier in his remarks, the GCEO of NNPCL assured the project will be delivered by the first quarter of 2025 as major segments of the job have been completed.
Kyari said: “Without promising too much, we assure you that this project will be delivered on schedule.
“Our mission is to work towards delivering it by December this year.
“But we are confident this project will be delivered by first Quarter of 2025.”
The GCEO, who said the NNPCL recognises the strategic importance and enormous value of the project to Nigeria’s economy, stressed that the company was bankrolling the project on the back of its own balance sheet.
In his speech, the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Uba Sani, represented by his Deputy, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, said the completion of the AKK gas pipeline will herald the much-needed economic and industrial revival in the state.
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Sani said: “If you know about the Kakuri Industrial Area and how most of our factories there have become moribund, you will understand why we in Kaduna State are all excited about the AKK Gas Pipeline.
“Without doubt, the pipeline will revamp our industries and bring about a huge impact on our people.
“We can’t wait for it to be completed.”
The Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline is a 40 inch by 614km linear pipeline system running from Akaojuta in Kogi State to Kano in Kano State with associated intermediate terminal gas facilities and other related equipment to transport natural gas to off-takers at Abuja, Kaduna and Kano.
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