The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has declared that they are set to
immediately resume oil exploration activities in Nasarawa State.
The General Manager, Dr
Mazadu Bako, Frontier Exploration Services of
NNPC, disclose this on Monday in Lafia, during a courtesy visit to
the Deputy Governor, Mr Silas Agara.
According to Bako, oil
exploration activities in Keana Local Government Area and other parts of
Benue Inland Basin were temporarily suspended in January.
He said this is as a result of the killing of one of the NNPC personnel by suspected
herdsmen in the wake of the recent attacks of farmers by herdsmen at
the Benue/Nasarawa border.
Bako went forward to say, "NNPC has been mandated by the Federal Government to resume the activities in order to increase its oil output". He said that adequate security arrangements had been made to protect the lives of the workers.
He called for the support of the government and people of Nasarawa State for NNPC to achieve purpose of the project and pledged the support of the state government to enable the corporation to succeed on their assignment.
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