“The Nigeria Police have declared the Managing Director of BUA’s Obu Cement Company, Yusuf Binji, wanted over an attack on the convoy of the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. Also attacked were some officials of the Edo State Government who were in the convoy of the Edo State Governor.”
BUA said the governor conducted “a gestapo-style forceful shutdown of that mine despite a subsisting court pronouncement that the Mine be allowed to operate”.
“The money will cover the whole array of needs which includes purchase of equipment, training for military personnel and logistics,” he told reporters after a meeting of Nigeria’s national economic council.
He said, “To us, this is an issue of concern and we want the house and indeed the National Assembly to look into it. Companies operating in states should be made to contribute and add value to their host states, while federal agencies should be encouraged to do more for the states.”
He said, “As part of our 12 Business Focus Areas, we are dedicated to growing NPDC thereby increasing our reserves portfolio. We will not relent until NPDC exceeds its current position of being the 7th largest oil producer in Nigeria.”
