Mkpoikana Udoma
Port Harcourt — President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, as the Co-Chairman of the Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB.
The appointment, according to the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, was in line with Tinubu’s commitment to establish a more efficient, targeted, and consistent approval process for unique oil and gas projects in the country.
Ngelale in a statement further said the appointment would further ensure effective oversight of the gas aspect of the nation’s assets.
“The President remains committed to unlocking Nigeria’s immense gas potential to stimulate industrial development, job creation, and sustainable economic growth,” the statement reads in parts.