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OIL EXPLORATION, BIOFUEL PROJECTS TO GENERATE 1M JOBS IN BENUE - NNPC BOSS

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Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr. Maikanti Baru, says the proposed oil exploration activities and Biofuel Projects in Benue State are expected to generate over one million direct and indirect jobs for the people of the State.

He made the disclosure today during a courtesy call on Governor Samuel Ortom at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi.

Mr. Baru stated that his visit was to formally kick-start the beginning of a high profile stakeholder engagement with a view to actualising the two critical projects which are expected to launch Benue into the league of oil producing States.

According to him, due to encouraging results of previous geological studies, basin modeling, aeromagnetic, ground gravity and surface geochemistry surveys, success of ongoing acquisition of seismic data in the Benue Trough will lead to the drilling of oil wells in the State.

He noted that a contractor, Integrated Data Services Ltd, IDSL, would be going round to carry out a seismic acquisition campaign with heavy equipment where they would be laying long cables with geophones and sued for the protection of the equipment from vandals.

The NNPC Group Managing Director while appealing to the Governor to issue C of O for hectares of land earmarked for the biofuel project and the need for topographical survey of the project site, enumerated its benefits to include about 63,000 tons of animal feed per year, 64 MW of electricity and 84 million litres of ethanol fuel yearly among others.

Responding, Governor Ortom said Benue people would be excited to have such projects come to fruition, stressing that the state and country stand to reap numerous economic benefits from the development.

He appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari and the management of NNPC for finding Benue worthy of such projects, describing oil as key to the economy of the country.

Governnor Ortom announced the constitution of a high powered Government Committee headed by his Deputy, Engineer Benson Abounu with membership drawn from top government functionaries to ensure that the projects come to fruition.

God bless Benue state. That is one of the states those people wey their land no dey produce anything want carry join.

I pray they discover oil in commercial quantity in all northern states so that ...

Okay

What is the result of the ones explored in the NE?

When people elsewhere are ditching oil, our leaders are wasting money chasing the stuff

When there are better and important resources better than oil creating revenues.

python1:
God bless Benue state. That is one of the states those people wey their land no dey produce anything want carry join.

it's like you're as confuse as Baru. He's suddenly creating 1million jobs in each state from Ondo to Benue. We can't allbe Zombies like you

vengertime:
it's like you're as confuse as Baru. He's suddenly creating 1million jobs in each state from Ondo to Benue. We can't allbe Zombies like you

Why the pain?

python1:
Why the pain?

obviously you have nothing to say.

vengertime:
obviously you have nothing to say.

E be like say this thing really touch am 10 gallons of oil, we no go hear word.

python1:
E be like say this thing really touch am 10 gallons of oil, we no go hear word.

bingo am from Rivers State, I go use my oil drown all you ewedu face in the South w@ste

vengertime:
bingo am from Rivers State, I go use my oil drown all you ewedu face in the South w@ste

Dey don start, very soon another go say na delta state . We know, even cownu is now from Bayelsa state, inside the creek wey he dey hide. Na wetin dem dey call you be dat? I mean the emboldened?

python1:
Dey don start, very soon another go say na delta state . We know, even cownu is now from Bayelsa state, inside the creek wey he dey hide. Na wetin dem dey call you be dat? I mean the emboldened?

we go use my oil drown all you dirty yorobastards. If them call people wey get oil Ondo sef go come out

stupid state

python1:
E be like say this thing really touch am 10 gallons of oil, we no go hear word.

really?