Harboursandport.com: Lagos --- The Acting
President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo has attributed the successful anchor of the
Egina FPSO to the local content of the project which is a testimonial of the
success of the Ease of Doing Business in respect of the Ports industry.
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The Acting President of Nigeria, Prof. Oluyemi Osinbajo
(Middle),the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports
Authority (NPA),
Hadiza Bala Usman (left) and the Chairman of LADOL,
Ladi Jadesimi
(right) in LADOL, Apapa, Lagos.
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The Vice President made this statement during the occasion of a presidential working visit to LADOL Offshore facility within the Lagos Ports Complex (LPC).
Osinbajo
enjoined stakeholders within the industry to compete favourably whilst
appreciating the facility.
“Excellent
work has been done here and they would be sacrosanct industry to the Economic
Recovery and Growth Plan (EGRP) of Government in the long run as would be
evident in the Nation’s GDP in no distant time.” He congratulated the Local
Content Board for contributing effectively at bringing the facility and project
to fusion.
A
statement signed by Assistant General
Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA,
Isah Suwaid, noted that the Vice-President used the opportunity to enlist
support of stakeholders in the Federal Government’s fight against corruption in
order that we join the comity of nations free from corruption.
In
her contribution, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA),
Hadiza Bala Usman, who spoke to stakeholders during the occasion said that the
successful berthing of Egina is as a result of operational efficiency and very
robust synergy between the NPA and LADOL including other stakeholders whilst
reiterating that it is a testimony of enhanced capacity of the Authority to
handle greater responsibilities in the sector.
She
encouraged other operators to emulate the investments made by Total, LADOL,
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) adding that government venture into the
provision of a level playing field through anti-monopoly policies which have
yielded great dividends.
“We as a result, hereby encourage prospective
investors to explore this and other opportunities that the reforms of our
operations has engendered benefits as we assure of NPA’s willingness to
facilitate these ventures. We must however advise business organizations to
ensure strict compliance with the country’s statutory rules and regulations”
According
to her, the multiplier effects of local content policy is evident in visible
technological transfer, accrued revenue to the nation, as well as in employment
creation, reduction in capital flight, attraction of hub status for the oil and
gas sector in Nigeria amidst the cost saving attributes.
She
appreciated vast unflinching supports accorded the NPA Management, LADOL and
other stakeholders in this respect stressing that the Egina project is a
statement by Government that the quest for hub status is real just like she
stated that “industrialization is real and that private indigenous companies
are able to thrive and support international projects and investors.”
Other
stakeholders who appreciated the LADOL facility and operation therein amidst
the Egina FPSO project celebration were the Honourable Minister of State
Industry, Trade and Investment, Hajiya Aisha Abubakar; Chairman LADOL, Mr. Ladi
Jadesimi; Deputy Managing Director , Deepwater Total, Engr. Ahmadu-Kida Musa
who represented the Managing Director Total Upstream, Mr. Nicholas Terraz;
whilst Top Management of the NPA were on hand to support the Managing Director,
Hadiza Bala Usman during the occasion.
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