Monday, 22 July 2013

Stop threatening Nigeria – Mark warns oil companies

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Senate President, David Mark, has warned international oil companies, IOCs, operating in Nigeria its frequent threats of leaving the country at a slightest provocation.

Mark stated this while declaring open a two-day public hearing on the Petroleum Industry Bill,PIB, oil-rig400organised by the Senate joint Committee on Petroleum (Upstream and Downstream), Gas and Judiciary.

According to him, “The international oil companies should not take undue advantage of Nigeria saying that despite the effort of the sixth National Assembly that tried to pass the bill, it failed.

Mark however said he was optimistic that at the present process where there was only one version, it will succeed.

He encouraged all stakeholders to work closely to ensure speedy passage.

He warned against sentiment over the bill, adding that such would set one section of the country against another.

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