Edun lauds progress on AKK Gas Pipeline project

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has expressed satisfaction with the progress made so far on the AKK Gas Pipeline Project,  spearheaded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd)and commended the team for their doggedness and dedication.

The Minister who gave the commendation in Kaduna emphasised the importance of the project to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Administration Strategy to grow the economy and create jobs.

He stated that the Federal Government is committed to providing all necessary support towards ensuring the completion of the project within six to nine months.

Edun alongside the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Minister of Information and National Orientation, and the GCEO of NNPCL, had over the weekend visited the Kaduna State section of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project and were received by the Kaduna State Deputy Governor, Hadiza Balarabe who represented Governor Uba Sani.

The AKK Gas Pipeline Project, spearheaded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), aims at expanding Nigeria’s gas pipeline network in response to growing power demand and the need for gas-based industries.

This ambitious project features a 40-inch by 614-kilometre pipeline stretching from Ajaokuta to Kano, complete with intermediate and terminal gas facilities.

The AKK project is projected to boost power generation, revitalise dormant industries, promote new industrial development, and provide alternative transportation fuels along its corridor.