President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that Nigeria will strengthen its position as regional leader in the oil and gas industry, even as he said that his administration will spare no effort in ensuring maximum benefit from the nation’s huge natural resources.
Speaking at the virtual inauguration of the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre at the Department of Petroleum Resources headquarters, Lagos, President Buhari in a statement by his media aide, Femi Adesina, pledged that the federal government will continue to leverage oil and gas for development and pursue economic diversification across all sectors.
‘’Our renewed drive for economic diversification using the oil and gas industry as a pivot remains on track as we expand government revenues and deploy it to grow our Gross Domestic Product , generate employment and contribute to eliminating poverty in Nigeria.”