The Nigeria Liquefued Petroleum Gas Association has broken silence following a backlash that greeted its recent visit to former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta.
While delivering his address of welcome at the 2nd West Africa LPG Expo & NLPGA Summit 2022 held in Lagos on Thursday, the President of the association, Nuhu Yakubu, said it was due to Obasanjo’s immense contributions towards depending local gas usage in the country.
He said Obasanjo, during in administration, had ensured a steady supply of gas in the country.
“He had made sure that deliveries are made with NLNG’s dedicated vessel to all NLNG’s approved domestic receiving terminals in Nigeria. The company has recently announced that it is dedicating 100% of its LPG production to domestic market, as well as commenced deliveries of propane into the domestic market since 2021. With huge LPG production and supply prospects from its recent commencement of the LNG Train 7 project, clearly NLNG’s LPG supply intervention remains Nigeria’s most significant domestic energy policy.
“You will recall that these achievements could not have been possible without the Head of the Federal Government at the inception of the scheme, our able father and former President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. His vision and tenacity to drive the domestic LPG scheme policy opened up the market for all of us.
It is in this vein that my Exco, some members of the Governing Council and I, went to the city of Abeokuta to pay him a courtesy visit, to inform him of the progress of the industry and also invite him to come and share his wealth of knowledge as we plan towards greater achievements,” he said.
