The Bayelsa Government on Thursday expressed its support
to the Federal Government’s proposed liberalisation of modular refineries to
drive the economic development of the Niger Delta region.
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo had during his ongoing tour
of oil communities announced plans to establish modular refineries within
oil-bearing communities in the region.
The Special Adviser to Bayelsa Governor on Oil and Gas, Mr
Felix Ayah, in a statement in Yenagoa commended the move by the Federal
Government, saying it would boost the economy.
He said that the decision of the Federal Government to
allow indigenes of the Niger Delta region to open and operate modular
refineries would boost the economic profile of the people.
Ayah explained that the decision, when implemented, would
ameliorate the plights and sufferings of the people who have suffered the
adverse impacts of oil exploration without economic benefits in the past.
Ayah urged the Niger Delta people irrespective of their
political affiliation to maintain peace, work together and play by the rules to
benefit from the laudable government programmes.
He noted that after about 60 years of the discovery of
crude oil, the South-South region had contributed immensely to the growth and
development of the country.
He observed that the renewed interest of the Federal
Government to harness the resources found in the Niger Delta for the economic
benefit of the people was a clear departure from the past.
The special adviser expressed optimism that the planned
modular refineries would empower more Niger Delta people and reduce the spate
of conflicts with oil firms and increase oil production.
According to him, the modular refineries will also curb
the menace of pipeline vandalism and other social crimes and ills currently ravaging
in the region.
He said that the planned direct sale of crude to modular
refineries would reduce the incessant breaking of the pipes in the region.
Ayah further commended Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa
for his roles in encouraging youths in the state to safeguard oil facilities
within Bayelsa.
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