Tunde Sholanke
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has implored President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Energy Commission of Nigeria Amendment Bill (2022), before vacating power on May 29,this year
Its President,Festus Osifo, and Secretary General,Lumumba, Okugbawa,gave Buhari the suggestion in a statement at the weekend,saying the commission was expected to meet up with Nigeria’s energy demands in critical areas, especially by sustaining energy development in Africa’s biggest economy.
The provisions of the current Act of the Energy Commission of Nigeria were no longer in tandem with the present realities in the energy sector, hence the request for the amendment bill, 2022,the union said
According to the union,the president’s assent is the right time to strengthen the energy commission which has the mandate of producing strategic plans for the government in the sector in all ramifications.
The union,the president’s assent to the energy bill in addition to the Petroleum Industry Act will bolster the energy sector as well as the nation’s economy.
