Niger Delta leaders commend Sylva for 2021 Nigeria International Energy Summit

Prominent Niger Delta leaders on Monday called for greater understanding among stakeholders in the country’s oil and gas sector.

They also endorsed the current drive by the Federal Government to transit into a gas economy.

The notable Niger Delta leaders spoke in Port Harcourt.

The leaders extolled the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, for providing the necessary driving force for the region’s economic development.

The prominent Niger Delta leaders are currently touring Federal Government projects in the Niger Delta region to evaluate and monitor their progress.

The leaders noted that the success of the regeneration of the country’s economy in which the present government is committed would depend to a great extent on the transition into a gas economy.

Nigeria is looking at gas as a transition fuel to renewables.

The leaders emphasized the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), strategies to further harness the vast hydrocarbon deposit in the country, cheapness of renewable energy, products availability in all nooks and crannies of the region and strong collaboration among industry players.