Tinubu: I’ll recharge Lake Chad, intensify oil search on frontier basins

Tinubu addressing business leaders in Lagos on Tuesday November 1, 2022

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has promised to continue exploration works in all frontier basins in the country and recharge the Lake Chad if elected as president in 2023.

Tinubu said this at the ground-breaking ceremony for oil drilling at Kalmani in Bauchi State on Tuesday.

Speaking at the event which was the first oil drilling project in the Northern part of the country, the APC presidential standard-bearer commended President Muhammadu Buhari for what he described as historic achievement, saying he had always believed every part of the country is richly blessed and should be supported to fully develop their potential and contribute to national prosperity.

“The effort to find hydrocarbon deposits in our frontier basins has now paid off. The successful delivery of this project will elevate energy security for the country, promote economic growth and prosperity for all our people.

“I would like to commend President Buhari and the NNPC team for being steadfast and for the hard work,” Tinubu said.

The former governor of Lagos State assured Nigerians that he is committed to the good works that the present administration had started and bring about their full realisation.

“To ensure overall energy security and resource mobilization for our country, if elected, we shall continue the ongoing exploration works in all frontier basins in line with the new Petroleum Industry Act of 2021.

“We will intensify oil search on Borno Basin, Sokoto Basin, Bida Basin, Anambra Basin, and other basins.

“Mr. President, I join you in anticipation of the full delivery of the projects and other projects of this nature in future,” Tinubu added.

Other dignitaries at the event were Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu; the party’s vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima; the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, and the Group CEO, NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari; among others.

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