The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has denied the assertion of most Nigerians and stakeholders in government and oil sector that the Petroleum Industry Bill currently before the country’s parliament has been serially multiplied.
Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mr. Austen Oniwon made the assertion last week while reacting to questions from delegates and journalists at the Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) conference in Abuja.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has denied the assertion of most Nigerians and stakeholders in government and oil sector that the Petroleum Industry Bill currently before the country’s parliament has been serially multiplied.
Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mr. Austen Oniwon made the assertion last week while reacting to questions from delegates and journalists at the Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) conference in Abuja.
According to him, there is just one document as submitted by the country’s President Goodluck Jonathan to the National Assembly for deliberations prior to approval.
“it is however important to note that the submission of this bill generated a lot of controversy that brought about a public hearing which resulted in every interest group coming up with suggestions and modifications, that is probably what is been seen by the public as multiplicity. The PIB is just one and it is the same one submitted to the National Assembly by Mr. President”.
However it would be recalled that only recently the oil nation’s parliament’s President Mr. David Mark exclaimed that he has about three versions of the bill on his desk and that leaves him at a loss on how to proceed.
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