Petroleum Industry Bill Will Weaken North, Stop It— Group Tells Northern National Assembly Lawmakers | Sahara Reporters

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CNG said this was necessary to save the Northern economy which the group claimed the PIB was designed to destroy.

The Coalition of Northern Groups has asked northern members of the Senate and the House of Representatives to halt the process of passing the Petroleum Industry Bill .

“Demand the immediate halt of the process for the PIB in its present construction as it would invariably impact negatively on the livelihood of northern communities especially those of the far northeast and northwest who would be forced to buy fuel at a disabling inflated price.” “To demand a comprehensive investigation into the alleged underhanded deals between the private operator of the refinery in Lagos and some members of the National Assembly to influence the success of the Bill which would hand the total monopoly of production, transportation, marketing and more dangerously, pricing of petroleum products.

Meanwhile, the bill has been largely condemned by Southerners, who feel short-changed by its provisions for the region despite being the oil-rich area and the part ravaged by the attendant environmental challenges.

 

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