The Federal Government has highlighted the impact of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project on the nation’s economic growth and industrialisation.

This was made known during the visit of three ministers to the AKK Gas Pipeline project site where they inspected the River Kaduna crossing milestone of the project in Kaduna on Friday, June 21, 2024.

The three ministers who visited the site were the Minister of Finance/Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo.

This is just as the Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, assured Nigerians that the project will be delivered by the end of the first quarter of 2025.

Speaking at the project site, Edun described the AKK Gas Pipeline as the pipeline of prosperity, saying it is dear to President Bola Tinubu because it would deliver the critical infrastructure needed to trigger the nation’s economic growth and industrialisation.

“The AKK Gas Pipeline is crucial for this administration and its delivery is in line with Mr President’s strategy of bringing prosperity to the people,” Edun said.

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In his remarks, Idris said the AKK Gas Pipeline Project is a testimony to the fact that the federal government’s “decade of gas” has commenced in earnest.

“Nigerians should be proud of the AKK Gas Pipeline project. With the delivery of this project, the prosperity that Mr President is always talking about is unravelling right here before our eyes,” the minister said.

Also speaking, Ekpo said the gas pipeline is part of the federal government’s efforts to harness the nation’s abundant gas resources towards improving power generation, revamping ailing industries, and creating employment opportunities in the country.

Ekpo urged all stakeholders to support the NNPCL towards delivering the project and several other gas projects as the country depends on it to bring prosperity to the people.

On his part, Kyari assured the project would be delivered by the first quarter of 2025, noting that the major segments of the job had been completed.

“Without promising too much, we assure you that this project will be delivered on schedule. Our mission is to work towards delivering it by December this year. But we are confident this project will be delivered by the first quarter of 2025,” the NNPCL boss stated.

Speaking, Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani, who was represented by his deputy, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, said the completion of the AKK Gas Pipeline will herald the much-needed economic and industrial revival in the state.

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