The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa on Tuesday met with critical stakeholders in the oil and gas sector address the challenges affecting optimised oil production in Nigeria.
This was contained in a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja by Director Defence Information, Brig. Gen Tukur Gusau
According to the statement, “General Musa said that oil production is critical for socio- economic development to thrive in the country, while maintaining that recently, significant strides have been made towards ramping up our oil production as evident in the current output of over 1.8 million barrel per day.
“The achievements he said is a testament to the unwavering commitment of all stakeholders.”
It added that the CDS also called for much more collective efforts to achieve the overall intent of meeting President Bola Tinubu’s directives of a production output of over 2.2 million barrel per day.
It further explained that consequently, the CDS implored stakeholders to be honest and objective in outlining the challenges and to ensure that their strategies are inclusive, comprehensive and realistic.
The statement recalled that the Defence Headquarters deemed it necessary to convene the forum in recognition of the intricate dynamics at play and the importance of effective stakeholders engagement for the substance of oil and gas operations in the country.
It added that the meeting was attended by the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Chiefs of operations from DHQ, Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Head quarters Nigerian Air Force, representative of Nigerian National petroleum Company Limited, Nigeria Liquidfied and Natural Gas, Joint Task Force Operstion Delta Safe Commander, and representatives of the oil producing states.
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