The
federal government, through the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and
Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), has approved four oil wells for production in
Lagos state.
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on
Wednesday, said that the commencement of crude oil production in the
State would in no small measure enhance the economy of not just the
State, but the nation in general.
The Governor, who spoke when he received the Chairman and members
of the Indices and Disbursement Committee of the Revenue Mobilisation
Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on a courtesy visit to the
Lagos House, Ikeja, said that it was significant for the Nigeria economy
that the State has emerged as the first oil producing state outside the
Niger Delta basin.
He described the visit by the committee as remarkable in the annals
of the history of Lagos, adding that it signals the official step that
takes the State to the final destination that makes us to become an oil
producing state.
“We are very glad to receive this delegation. We also want to
thank the Federal Government, most especially President Muhammadu Buhari
for making this to happen very promptly. I want to say that this has
been the quickest action that has been taken by RMAFC since I have known
the Commission.
“I used to be a former Account General so I had a lot of
transactions and relationship with the institution called RMAFC. Within a
span of about 60 days of when we wrote our letter, and even before we
wrote the letter, this technical committee was set up. It gladdens me to
say that the institution works and is working for the good of Nigeria,” the Governor said.
Committee of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission with Gov. Ambode at Lagos house, Ikeja
Governor Ambode also commended the members of the Department of
Petroleum Resources (DPR) and the Boundary Commission, saying that both
have contributed immensely to the process of the discovery and
production of crude oil in Lagos.
While alluding to the fact that the feat in Lagos has kick-started
the path to diversification of oil production in Nigeria, the Governor
urged other states in the federation to begin to activate the mineral
deposits in their domain as a means to boost their Internally Generated
Revenue (IGR).
“It would also give us revenue independence in a manner that
there would be equal growth from all the nooks and corners of Nigeria. I
am happy that RMAFC has taken this step and also to say that they
should also encourage other states to engage in such activities that
would allow them to be able to activate whatever mineral deposit that we
have in the various states in conjunction with the Federal Government,
so that we can start to diversify revenue and growth and then create a
balanced growth and development for the whole country,” Ambode said.
Source: AkinwunmiAmbode.com
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