The deputy governor of Bauchi state, Auwal Jatau, Tuesday, assured of the readiness of the state government towards providing necessary support for the full actualisation of Kolmani oil exploration.
Speaking to journalists when he led members of the Crude Oil Committee of the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission (RMFAC) to inspect the level of progress at the Kolmani Oil Field, Jatau promised that the state government will support construction firms to work effectively.
The deputy governor also promised to work in close collaboration with both the federal government through the NNPCL and all stakeholders involved to ensure the full actualisation of Kolmani Integrated Oil Filed for the economic development of the state, neighbouring states and the country in general.
“As a government, we have already assured the federal government and whoever is working here, be it a company or multilateral of our support, be it security, social amenities and logistics. This has been our stand right from the day the idea of the development of Kolmani was conceived to this day,” Deputy Governor Jatau said.
The acting chairman, RMFAC Crude Oil Committee, Hassan Mahmoud, said the visit became necessary because of the potential of discovered crude oil deposits at the field to contribute significantly to the revenue pulse of the nation and bemoaned the delay in the actualisation of full-scale lifting of crude oil from the Kolmani Integrated Oil Filed years after its inauguration.
