FG moves to curb oil theft as NSA, Service Chiefs, four Ministers inspect Niger Delta Assets
By Chris Udochukwu In a bid to curb oil theft and illegal refining of crude oil in the Niger Delta area, a presidential delegation inspected government assets in some states within the oil-rich area on Saturday. The delegation was led by Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser (NSA) to President Bola Tinubu. On the delegation with the NSA were the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa; and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja. Others include Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru; Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle; Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri; and Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources, Ekperipe Ekpo. Also, senior management team members of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and other top security personnel made the delegation. The delegation first visited Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in Port Harcourt, the state capital, where crude oil theft and other matters around the operation of the Port Harcourt Refinery were discussed. Addressing the governor, the NSA said the delegation was in Rivers at the instruction of the President. …
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