The Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has called for collaboration between the State and the Federal Governments towards accelerating investment in the exploration of oil resources in the state.
Ododo made the call when he paid a visit to the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, in Abuja.
The statement was made available to newsmen in Abuja by Ismaila Isah, Special Adviser on Media to the Governor.
Governor Ododo, while restating his administration’s commitment to providing enabling environment for investors and their investments on Thursday, expressed willingness of the Kogi State Government to cooperate with the Federal Government to ensure that oil exploration in the state comes on stream in line with the commitment of President Bola Tinubu to pursue oil exploration in the frontier basins in Nigeria.
On his part, Lokpobiri reaffirmed the status of Kogi State as an oil producing state and pledged the commitment of the Federal Government towards mobilising investments to explore the huge oil deposits in Kogi State.
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The Minister stated that the Petroleum Industry Act mandates the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission to explore frontier basins and pledged the Federal Government’s determination to deploy funds to unlock new discoveries and exploration of oil in Nigeria.
He also commended Governor Ododo for his giant strides in providing good governance to the people of the state.
Kogi State became the first oil producing state in Northern Nigeria following the affirmation of the discovery of oil in commercial quantities by the Federal Government in 2022.
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