Festus Keyamo
By Ibraheem Hamza Muhammad
The All Progressives Congress, Presidential Campaign Council, (APC-PCC) on behalf of its flag bearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, welcomes the recent news that Nigeria has substantially restored its national oil production volumes to over 1.5m barrels per day.
Barrister Festus Keyamo, Director of Public Affairs and Chief Spokesperson, Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council said in Abuja.
According to him, “This follows the historic and combined efforts of Mr. President, who is also the Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources, as well as our security agencies, the NNPC and its partners for this wonderful feat.
“This is particularly appreciated in recognition of the ignoble role previous administrations had actively played in aiding and abetting of these illicit activities in the past at great expense to the nation.
“We are equally enthused to note that we are expected to achieve 1.7m barrels per day production by the end of this year which places our nation almost in full compliance with the OPEC quota.” He said.
Barrister Festus Keyamo who is also the Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Federal Republic of said the excellent strides of the APC Administration in the Oil sector shall be further expanded by our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu .
It could be recalled that Asiwaju served for over a decade at the zenith of the International Oil & Gas industry as a private citizen and is best placed to achieve his target of 2.6m barrels per day by 2027.
He stressed thet, Asiwaju seeks to achieve this through enhanced investments in the sector and active stakeholders’ engagement – a move he has already begun with the historic visit to Gbaramatu Kingdom in Delta State last week.
He concluded by saying that, APC- PCC applauds Mr. President as he finishes strong in the sector and assures Nigerians of the preparedness of Asiwaju to take this to the next level.
