Oritsegbubemi Omatseyin
Lagos — The Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF, Prof. Shua’ibu Shehu Aliyu, received a delegation from the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, led by its Executive Secretary, Musa Sarkin Adar, at the PTDF Towers, Abuja.
The visit was to congratulate Prof. Aliyu on his recent appointment and to further strengthen the longstanding partnership between both organisations in promoting transparency, accountability, and sustainable development within Nigeria’s extractive industry.
During the meeting, Musa Sarkin Adar commended PTDF for its contributions to human capacity development within the energy sector and appealed for the Fund’s support in the forthcoming EITI validation exercise. He noted that NEITI has continued to play a vital role in identifying leakages and promoting transparency across the industry.
According to him, NEITI’s transparency framework has improved Nigeria’s investment climate, leading to renewed confidence in upstream licensing and infrastructure projects.
In his remarks, Prof. Shua’ibu Shehu Aliyu appreciated the visit and reaffirmed PTDF’s commitment to sustaining collaboration with NEITI towards the achievement of shared national objectives.
He stressed the importance of synergy among public institutions, stating: “Every institution must work towards achieving one common goal, one purpose, and one agenda for the Nigerian state.”
Prof. Aliyu further assured the delegation of PTDF’s readiness to deepen collaboration with NEITI while remaining committed to its core mandate of capacity development for the energy sector.
