Nigeria Takes Measures to Tackle Oil Bunkering

The Leadership of Nigeria’s House of Representatives has issued a warning to perpetrators of crude oil bunkering in the country.

Its Special Committee on Crude Oil Theft issued the warning to those involved in what it described as dastardly acts that cost Nigeria’s fortunes.

The Chairman of the committee, Alhassan Ado Doguwa from Kano State, in a statement vowed that the era of oil theft is over, warning that anyone found wanting would face the full wrath of the law.

He said, “we can not in anyway afford to allow our Tinubu/APC led government continue to wallow in global borrowing as a result of consequential leakages in the production cycle of the oil and gas sector.

“The unfortunate act is largely caused by youth restiveness and unacceptable vandalisation of our critical infrastructure by vandals and criminals in the creeks, and this has to stop.”

Doguwa noted that the committee was mandated by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, “to unravel and unearth the remote and immediate causes of these devastating economic earthquake within the oil and gas sector of the nation’s economy.

“The committee vows to do all it takes to save the Tinubu-led administration from these unfortunate happenings in the oil producing areas. We will make sure the committee brings to book the culprits and their political cohorts,” Doguwa said.

He warned that “the attendant consequences of these dastardly crimes against the economy will obviously not allow our economy to breath.

“President Tinubu’s commitment and determination to bring prosperity and economic wellbeing to our people is non-negotiable by whatever guise.”

Doguwa explained that the legislative agenda of the 10th National Assembly commits to deliver on its overall well-being of the Nigerian people