President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will soon commence deeper search for oil and gas in the Benue Trough.
This, he said, is the next step following the commencement of drilling in the Kolmani River area, located within Bauchi and Gombe States.
The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement, said Buhari announced this on Wednesday while addressing traditional rulers at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Makurdi, Benue.
President Buhari recalled that as Minister of Petroleum in the 70s, he had seen “very interesting seismic surveys” that promised oil and gas from the Chad Basin through the Benue Trough down to the Delta region.
He said for mostly commercial reasons, investment was directed to the Niger Delta given the promise of quicker results.
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