Browsing: Muhammadu Buhari

Abdullahi said in the statement: “The attention of the Senate has been drawn to a claim said to have been made by the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, during a meeting with stakeholders in the oil industry on the perrenial fuel scarcity in the  country to the effect that the payment of debt owed to oil marketters was being delayed because the National Assembly has not approved request presented to the legislature for loan meant for that purpose.

While expressing immense sadness at the “wicked and callous” attacks on even innocent children, the President assured the governor and people of the state that relevant security agencies have been directed to do everything possible to arrest those behind the regrettable incidents and avert further attacks.

The group said in the statement: “We most sincerely and respectfully request our president Muhammadu Buhari to approve the Zabazaba Deepwater Project because of its enormous economic benefits to the country. The $13.5 billion Zabazaba Deepwater Project will be executed by Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAE) in partnership with Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO). It involves the development of the Zabazaba deepwater field, a greenfield offshore licence in the eastern portion of the Niger Delta with proven reserves of 560 million barrels of oil, which will increase the country’s daily crude oil production.