
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has begun stakeholders’ and communities’ engagements to allow the Federal Authorities actualise its goal of accelerating oil manufacturing to 2.5 million barrels per day (bpd).
The CDS yesterday met behind closed doorways with varied stakeholders, together with the representatives of the federal government, oil firms, and native communities in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
He mentioned the oil and fuel stakeholders’ assembly was designed to take away all encumbrances affecting oil manufacturing optimisation within the nation.
On the finish of the assembly, Musa confused the essence of efficient stakeholder engagement in sustaining oil and fuel operations to satisfy the projected income targets.
The CDS mentioned the Federal Authorities was dedicated to boosting oil manufacturing within the area, stressing that this is able to solely be achieved by having all stakeholders on the identical web page.
He famous that oil manufacturing remained essential for socio-economic growth and that the latest efforts had led to a major enhance in manufacturing with the present output exceeding 1.8 million bpd.
Musa urged the contributors to be sincere and goal in outlining the challenges, guaranteeing that methods have been inclusive, complete, and lifelike to satisfy the marching orders of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The CDS defined that assembly was convened to reassess actions within the Niger Delta area, significantly as they affected oil and fuel manufacturing.
He admitted that whereas some degree of success was achieved final 12 months, extra wanted to be completed to enhance the state of affairs.