Olejeme: Delta politicians strategize; say she is an embodiment of political excellence
Leading politicians in Delta State on Thursday gathered in Sapele to perfect strategies towards ensuring the emergence of the Chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Dr. Ngozi Olejeme as the governor of the state in 2015.
“We are building critical alliances with the various communities. We are dialoguing with bigwigs in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). We are talking with opinion leaders, influencers in Delta State and prominent Deltans abroad. We are in touch with traditional rulers, youth leaders, professionals and others. Olejeme will scale through the primary as well as win the main election” the leaders said.
The governorship ambition of Dr. Olejeme has the support of key leaders in the country, particularly Delta State.
The leaders advised Deltans at home and abroad to be guided by wisdom in deciding the next governor of the state.
In a statement issued after the meeting by the Chairman, Delta Political Forum (DPF), Chief James Oki, the leaders described Dr. Olejeme as an embodiment of political excellence, development and kindness.
“We want a dynamic and resourceful governor in 2015; a governor with vision, a governor that will analyze and synthesize Delta’s political, social and economic problems; a governor that can provide jobs, unite the people, bring pride to education and provide good roads throughout the state”.
They commended the NSITF boss for her achievements.
“Olejeme has excelled in the public sector. She has the energy and will power to turn things around. She will inspire Deltans to attain greater heights”.
The leaders also described some governorship aspirants as political jobbers.
“Olejeme’s sterling qualities stand her out among the pack”.
They enjoined politicians in the state to adhere strictly to democratic tenets.
“There is need for the tolerance of other people’s points of views if politics must become a healthy game” they advised.
DPF is a political movement striving for the enthronement of accountable and responsible government in the state.
“We are guided by merit, fairness and acceptability. We will put everything at our disposal to ensure that Olejeme emerges as governor of the state” the leaders added.
More than 30 heavyweights in politics attended, including local government and councillorship aspirants.
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The Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, during the eight Abuja housing show awards emerged as the Housing Governor of the Year. Governor Orji while receiving the award at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja, dedicated it to the victims of the bomb blasts that rocked Emab Plaza in Wuse 2 which left over 20 people dead and many others injured. The governor, who was represented by the Commissioner for Housing, Prince K.O.Mgbeahuru, at the well attended award ceremony organized by FESadeb Communications Limited, said the bomb blasts that killed innocent Nigerians who were mainly traders forced him to boycott the award ceremony at the last minute. Governor Orji who expressed joy over the award bestowed on him, promised to complete the legacy projects started by his government. He also pledged not to relent in the delivery of democracy dividends to Abians. The Programme Coordinator, Mr. Festus Adebayo, said the award to Abia State Governor Chief Theodore Orji, is in recognition of the governor’s laudable achievement in the housing sector. According to him, the award is targeted at rewarding excellence in the housing and construction sectors of the economy. Dignitaries from all walks of life including hundreds of Abians attended the ceremony while 16 other personalities and organizations also received awards at the event.
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It appears that even before the creation of Abia State in the year 1991, precisely on the 27th of August, God has Chief Theodore Ahamefule Orji in mind to reposition the state and create a solid foundation upon which Abia will be built. Many Abians will ask why do I say so, does it mean that a state that is almost 23 years old never had a foundation? And my ready answer is, in the case of Abia NO. The uncommon transformation going on in Abia today tagged "LEGACY PROJECTS" are supposed to have been embarked upon 23 years ago by the former Governors of the state which include military administrators and civilian rulers but for reasons best known to them they all chose to over look those projects that are supposed to be the foundational projects of any young state and that's why you can't stand anywhere in Abia to point at one project embarked upon by any of its former leaders both the military and the civilian governors not even the ones abandoned midway in form of abandoned projects, but rather what we have is a long list of dying or already dead industries and institutions which Abia inherited from the then eastern regional government under chief M.I. Okpara namely the Golden Guinea Breweries, the Modern Ceramics industry, the Aba Textile Mill, the farm settlements eg.Ulonna North and South etc. Abia also inherited from the then Imo State under the leadership of Chief Samuel Onunaka Mbakwe, industries like the Ogwe Golden Chicken, the International Glass Industry and the Imo Hotel Ogborhill Aba, also the the World Bank and low cost housing estates were part of what Abia inherited from the Mbakwe administration. The Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State and the Ambassador newspapers were built by the then military administrator Frank Ajobena, while Chief Ogbonnaya Onu left us with only the Abia tower in 1992. It’s quite unfortunate that while other states created the same date with Abia State are busy expanding the frontiers of what they inherited from their parent states, in the case of Abia the former rulers left them to rot. That's why I have always described Governor T.A. Orji as a governor laying a fresh foundation for the state after 23 years, in natural law its always easy to dig up the ground while it’s still very soft and wet but when the land has gone through years of dryness without being wetted you and I can understand the difficulty in digging up such a ground and the very first process of laying a foundation is to dig up the ground at such it takes courage, determination and extra strength to lay a foundation on a ground that has been dry for two decades plus. I make bold to say that Governor is God’s sent to Abia. Ochendo has gone the extra length by building the structures necessary for the take off of a state like Abia, while I don't totally blame those who criticize the efforts of the present administration in repositioning the state and placing it on the right foundation it’s because we have had governors who did nothing to better the lot of the state and its citizens but rather concentrated on enriching themselves, their cronies and establishing personal businesses in other states and countries with the money meant for the development of Abia State and its citizenry. In as much as criticism is a part of governance, every rational mind would appreciate the efforts of Chief T.A.Orji and the challenges in building pilot institutions for the state at the age of 22 plus, the projects he is undertaking now are projects he should have inherited being 8th person to man the affairs of the state. Abia before Ochendo should be described as an institution without an administrative base and I wonder how such an organisation will succeed. Some people who do not see the efforts of the present administration are those who either do not know the history and background of the state or intentionally do not want to appreciate the developmental strides of the present administration under Chief T.A. Orji. Honestly, a lot has been done and many more are still being done to make Abia regain its glory as Gods own state. Security is the foremost contract the people have with their leaders and its evident that Abia is a secured and safe state unlike what is obtainable in Abia State between 1999/2008 where by the state was held hostage at different times by the Aba Mafia, armed robbers or kidnappers which forced the people of Abia to form their own security outfit known as Bakassi Boys since the government as at that time has failed them, the lives and property of Abians were no longer guaranteed. The underworld gangs were in charge of the state while the government which has the sole responsibility of securing the people no longer care about the people they are supposed to protect until Ochendo came with the present security arrangement in Abia which saw all the criminals leaving the state or pay the supreme price for criminality. Today, Abia has been described as the safest state in the federation. In the area of health, Governor T.A. Orji "Ochendo" has built and equipped over 710 Primary healthcare centres, two Diagnostic centres in Umuahia & Aba, nine 100-bed General Hospitals across the three Senatorial Districts, a new Dialysis Centre and Eye Centre. He is also expanding and re-equipping the Abia State Teaching Hospital Aba, Chest Clinic at Amachara, Pediatric Clinic & Emergency Centre at Amachara etc. As you can see, Ochendo is not only securing the lives and property of Abians, he is also safeguarding the health and lives of Abians. He has also paid off the debt the state inherited from the OUK administration and has been able to lift the state from its pariah status which the state was plunged into by the immediate past governor of Abia State Chief Orji Uzor Kalu when he entered into an ineffectual war of words with the federal government under Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and today Abia is not only seen as a friend of the government at the centre it also maintains a healthy relationship with other sister states and regarded as one of the most economically healthy state going by CBN index. The state government under Ochendo went into aggressive agricultural revolution so as to make sure that Abians are not only healthy and safe but to ensure that they are well fed, that informed his decision to establish liberation farms across different LGA’s in Abia State which is intended to bring our youths back to agriculture and make the state self-sufficient in food production. Before the Ochendo administration Abia youths were usually empowered with guns and machetes and the only employment known to them was thuggery but today the youths are now trained in different skills and trades and upon completion are given grants to enable them get established. Instead of giving the youths guns and machetes they are now being given vehicles without asking for pay backs just to get them gainfully employed and out of the street. Over 3,000 cars have been distributed to the youths of the state. Aba that used to be very dirty which was formerly known as the dirtiest town in Africa is today described as one of the cleanest towns in Nigeria and Umuahia the state capital is now described as the cleanest capital in Nigeria courtesy of Ochendo,s ingenuity and leadership craftiness. Because of his love for education he is building and renovating schools across the 17 LGAs in Abia State and has given school children free school buses that take them to school in the morning and bring them back after school hours. Ochendo’s hardwork in education is evident with the last WAEC result where our children performed creditably well. Its on record that Abia civil servants have not gone on strike for once since the inception of the Ochendo administration because of the understanding and care the governor has shown them. Today Abia State government pays higher than the federal government stipulated minimum wage for civil servants across the federation. The governor also built a state of the art Secretariat for Abia civil servants so as to enable them work in a serene and cosy environment. The relocation of the Umuahia Main Market is a feat that seemed impossible in the eye of many, other governors toyed with the idea but do not have the will power to carry it out until Ochendo came and today Ubani Ultra Modern Market is a sight to behold, while the new Timber Market and Ohiya Mechanic Village has taken off full blast. The removal of these markets from the centre of the state capital is meant to decongest the state capital and give room for meaningful development. The beautification of the state capital is going on from one corner of Umuahia to another, traffic lights are being mounted at major traffic spots and flowers are being planted along the major roads of Umuahia with monuments being erected at every round about to add beauty to the town. Governor T.A. Orji also established Abia Roads Maintenance Agency (ABROMA) to take care of road maintenance in the state and the Abia State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (ASOPADEC) whose aim is to ensure that development gets to every nook and cranny of Abia State more especially the oil producing communities in Abia State whose youths became very restive due to long years of neglect by previous administrations but today calm has returned to such communities as they are seeing the gains coming from such communities. In the area of housing, the Governor T.A. Orji administration has built quite a number of housing estates to ease the housing problem which is always one of the major challenges of a growing town like Umuahia. Some of the housing estates include: Amaokwe Housing Estate, Ochendo Liberation Housing estate, Isieke Housing estate, New Ohobo Housing Estate, Traders Estate Ubani,Ochendo Liberation Estate at Amauba etc. The building of a new High Court building, ASUBEB building, the E-Library, ASEPA building and most importantly the new government house. It should be noted that some of these projects and many others which space cannot allow me to enumerate are foundational projects which a state needs to function but in Abia it has been lacking until Ochendo came. Some of our former governors rather than building the state chose to build their personal businesses outside Abia State leading to capital flight whereby Abia gets underdeveloped but their personal businesses are growing in other states and countries where they pay huge taxes to their host states and countries. Even as his tenure is rounding up Governor Orji has promised to make sure that projects he initiated are completed before he leaves office. He may not have solved the entire problem facing the state but the truth is that he has built a solid foundation upon which Abia will stand. .Aguoru writes from Umuahia
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Everybody, particularly those who live and work in Apapa heaved a sign of relief last September when the federal government launched its freight rail system. Regrettably, no train has left the Apapa area since the first few trains left the ports after the launch. Now, the whole of Apapa is clogged by ‘trains’ of trucks and petroleum tankers, writes Bennett Oghifo
Most businesses that have nothing to do with the ports at Apapa have relocated. A new generation bank moved its office on Olorogun Michael Ibru Boulevard (Creek Road) elsewhere to be free of the pain and frustration the heavy-duty vehicles constitute. Everybody plans his or her entry and exit from Apapa, but the agony of navigating through the truck-fill road persists.
Challenges of Rail in Apapa… Apapa has a good network of rail that was built in anticipation of the volume of cargo exiting the ports. The tracks are still there and, they were used to evacuate goods last September when the federal government revived its freight cargo train system. The corporation said the container traffic and petroleum haulage, cement and other bulk products were being hauled by train as far back as six years ago and the service was suspended “because of the rehabilitation work that was going on the stretch between Lagos and Kano that took that long. Specifically, it took about three years to get that stretch of track completed by two Companies, Costain and CCECC. That track was opened to passenger traffic on December 31, 2012.
Freight cargo system is used in most parts of the world and, it works, except in Nigeria, where it appears doomed, perhaps for lack of political will. The government said it was going to buy more locomotive engines and wagons but it seems those thoughts have since dried up. The rail freight system needs a good stock of locomotives and wagons. The federal government launched four locomotives at the cargo train ceremony and more were expected to be added to the fleet to free some parts of the nation’s roads from heavy duty trucks used for haulage of bulk cargo, including petroleum products.
At the launch of the rail freight, the Managing Director of NRC, Adeseyi Sijuwade said the event was historical in the life of the corporation because it was “a day we recommenced NRC’s active participation in the lifting of container cargoes from the ports to hinterland and in enhancing the ports decongestion drive.” The British colonial government built Nigeria Railways system and modeled it after that of the United Kingdom. At the entrance of the railway administrative office at Ebute Metta, there is a plaque bearing a long list of British engineers and railway administrators, who lost their lives in unfortunate circumstances to ensure Nigeria has the best rail system. The architecture of the building is simply breath-taking. It is a place to educate the mind about the thought process of those who designed and constructed the Nigerian rail system.
Freight Train Services The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has plans quite alright, but may have been able to work these initiatives for lack of funds. According to the NRC, “We are engaged in freight train operations crisscrossing the length and breadth of Nigerian covering 280 stations in 19 states. We have the capacity to move cement, rice, salt, sugar, fertilizer, wheat, billet, cars, coil, petroleum products and other general goods. Other traffic includes cattle, rams, grains, kaolin, clinker, which are south-bound traffic. There are two rail-served Inland Container dry Ports at Kaduna and Kano where NRC’s presence is registered. Our tariff is very reasonable and attractive. We offer “block train” and “pick-up” services too.”
NRC moves goods-train across cities based on demand; Lagos – Kano; Lagos – Kaduna; Lagos – Minna; Lagos – Kafanchan; Ewekero – Ibadan – Oshogbo – Ilorin. The commodities moved include dry and wet products.
The corporation said its clients are; Dangote; Oando oil; Guinness; Eva; Flour Mills; PZ; and Grand Cereal. However, with the load and truck congestion at Apapa, there is doubt that NRC has acquired enough locomotives and wagons to serve these clients. “Perhaps these clients should buy their own locomotives and wagons and then hire the tracks,” said Adejobi Mohammed Saidi, a freight forwarder and clearing agent at Apapa.
The Appeal of Rail… Most people could reminiscence on the important role trains played in their lives in the past and, want trains back on track. They want train service back, particularly for timeliness. “In those days they were prompt and safe. We timed some activities to the arrival of trains in our town each day,” said Mr. Modestus Ajunwa, 72, who lived in Umuahia, Abia State. “It was our dependable means of transportation,” he said with a look of nostalgia. The flag off of the resumption of cargo freight was an opportunity to do a little bit of time-travel for Mr. Akinyemi Fapuro, a retired Central Power Controller with the Nigerian Railway Corporation NRC, who stated that the Operating and Commercial department oversees the rail bulk cargo.
They lift petroleum products and cement from Ewekoro, etc. NRC usually lifts for companies who demand for their services. He said, “Once you have your commodity, move them to the nearest point of loading and they do the rest. With this, goods are safer and on time at its destination. NRC ensures safe and smooth journey with no delay enroute. Should there be any problem with the locomotive, we provide substitutes and ensure the cargo gets to its destination.” He said NRC supply Oil Tank Wagons (OTW) to fuel depots for loading, clear the sidings and send it to different states for distribution.
He stated that road tankers were not in vogue then due to the risk involved, but that this came up when NRC was almost grounded. “The present revitalisation will make the road tankers pack up as they cannot meet up the ever increasing demands as the rail cargo does.” Fapuro explained that one oil tank wagon (OTW) can accommodate three to four trailers and they load about 20 of these on OTWs. On the issue of healthy competition between the NRC and drivers employed by haulage companies, he said there should not be any form of revolt from road tanker drivers as the company transporting the goods and services would have to decide. According to NRC, “The deal is that NRC does the haulage, lifting from the petroleum depot source to its collection point while tankers pick from these collection points to the designated filling stations.”
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The Supreme Court yesterday struck out the suit instituted by 16 northern states seeking an order to compel the Federal Government to refund to them N7.3 billion, being outstanding value of the assets of the defunct Northern States Marketing Board (NSMB) forcefully taken over by the apex government.
Seven justices of the court including the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mariam Mukhtar held that the case was statute-barred, having been filed outside the time limit allowed by the Limitation Act for the recovery of such debt.
The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Mary Peter-Odili said the cause of action arose in 1983, precisely July 27th when the Federal Government acknowledged the debt.
Justice Peter-Odili held that the suit filed by the 16 states on February 22, 2011, "was an action in futility the cause of action having expired after six years of its accrual computed from July 27, 1983."
According to her, the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to hear the suit has been effectively ousted by operation of section 7(1) (e) Limitation Act Cap 522 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990.
The court upheld the objection of the federal government as argued by Mr Ade-Okeaya Inneh, SAN who had urged the court to dismiss the suit because it had become statute barred. 16 of the 19 states in the north had invoked the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court vide an originating summons asking the apex court to compel the federal government to pay them N7billion as outstanding value of the assets of the defunct NSMB.
The board was said to have been taken over by the federal government in 1977 from the then North-Western, North-Central, Kano, North-Eastern and Central-Western states.
The states as presently constituted comprise Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara which instituted the suit.
They had named the AGF as the sole defendant in the case. The 16 states specifically said that in 1977, the then Federal Military Government forcefully took over the assets of NSMB by virtue of Decree No. 29 of 1977.
They said the then Supreme Military Council stated that the Federal Government would pay for the assets of the NSMB and the assets of any other commodity boards.
According to them, before the assets were transferred to the Federal Government, a valuation was carried out which put the total value of all the assets at N42 million. They said: "Out of the said N42 million, only N1.1 million was paid to the NSMB by the defendant, leaving a balance of N40 million." They put the cost of immovable assets and produce taken over at N11 million and N18 million respectively."
Bags, tarpaulin and twine as well as cotton stores complexes allegedly taken over were put at N2 million.
The states said that as at July 27, 1983, the Federal Government admitted owing them N10.3 million which when converted using the prevailing exchanging rate (N150.00 to $1) was put at N3 billion.
They argued that the exchange rate at the time the assets were taken over was 50k to one US dollar, whereas the dollar now hovers around N150.00.
They further claimed that government owed them additional N3.9 billion being the current equivalent of alleged undisputed claim of N13 million. This is said to be the value of some moveable properties and cotton store complexes taken over by the Federal Government.
The states exhibited various documents some of which were correspondence between them and the Federal Government.
Also included were copies of demand notices where they threatened to go to court if the alleged debt was not liquidated. The last one was dated 1st November 2010. However, in the preliminary objection, Okeaya-Inneh said the northern governors’ statement of claim was statute barred by virtue of section 7(1) (e) of the Limitation Act.
According to him, the cause of action upon which the plaintiffs’ suit was predicated was a letter dated July 27, 1983 and August 13, 1984 in their statement of claim dated February 17, 2011.
He said: ‘’Since the plaintiffs instituted this action by way of civil summons on February 17, 2011 in consequence thereof, the said action is at variance with section 7 (1)( e) of the Limitation Act.
‘’Whenever a party’s action is statute barred, the party would lose his right of action and lose the right of enforcement’’,
Besides, the party who slept on his right also irretrievably lose the right to judicial relief and would have an empty cause of action which no court will assist him to enforce.
In an eight paragraph affidavit in support of the defendant’s notice of preliminary objection, the AGF said ‘’the plaintiffs' cause of action arose sometimes in 1983 and this action was instituted 28 years after the cause of action arose."
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In recent years, indigenous companies have embarked on ambitious acquisition of upstream assets, which used to be the exclusive preserve of the multinational oil majors. Ejiofor Alike writes that the prompt manner these acquisitions received the approval of the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has no doubt eased the closing of the various deals aimed at building indigenous capacity and capability
A landmark provision of the Petroleum Act of 1969, as amended, is the requirement for local and indigenous operators to seek ministerial consent for acquisitions of oil and gas assets. Ministerial consent is the mandatory final approval of all oil and gas acquisitions by the Minister of Petroleum Resources as required by the Petroleum Act, which states that “prior consent of the Minister of Petroleum Resources is obtained before the assignment of any right, power or interest in an oil prospecting license or oil mining lease.”
This provision, which is in line with government’s aspiration to tighten its grip on the oil and gas business in Nigeria, is also aimed at ensuring that government conducts due diligence on the potential buyers to ensure that the assets are not sold to investors with questionable history.
The Act stipulates that the federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources must conduct due diligence to ensure ownership is being transferred to a company that is of good reputation, and has sufficient knowledge, experience and financial resources to work the license or lease and in all other respects, is acceptable to the Federal Government.
According to the Act, the consent of the Minister may only be granted where the Minister is satisfied that the above conditions have been fully met. Under Paragraphs 14, 15 and 16 of the First Schedule to the Petroleum Act, the minister reserves the right to impose a fee or premium or both before granting consent.
However, a worrisome development in the recent acquisitions is that in some cases, the divesting parties apply to the minister for consent after the transaction has been consummated, thereby giving the federal government a “fait accompli.” By failing to obtain the consent of the minister before the consummation of the deal as required by law, the divesting parties flagrantly contravene the provisions of the Act. But despite alleged failure of some of the divesting parties to obtain the consent of the minister before the consummation of the deals, the minister has continued to grant her consent to genuine transactions, as part of her efforts to boost the capacity and capability of indigenous players that acquire these assets in line with the Nigerian Content Act of 2010, which she also championed.
Her prompt approval of these transactions have no doubt helped to ensure speedy closing of these deals, thus relieving the indigenous players of financial burden associated with protracted acquisitions.
Speaking to THISDAY on this issue, the Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Country Chair of Shell Companies in Nigeria, Mr. Mutiu Sunmonu stated that his company obtained the consent of the minister for the sale of the eight oil blocks that had been concluded. “We have always obtained approval of the minister in all our transactions. No buyer will put his money down if we do not have the approval of the minister and it is given in stages,” he said.
Sunmonu, however, stated that the sale of additional four oil blocks is ongoing. The Managing Director of one of the Nigerian independent companies, who spoke on condition of anonymity, also told THISDAY that the way and manner the minister had granted speedy approval for the previous deals helped to ease the financial burden of the indigenous companies that acquired the blocks.
“These acquisitions involved a lot of money. The buyers borrowed money from local and foreign banks to fund the acquisitions. This money attracts a lot of interest. So, the quicker the transactions are completed for the buyers to take over the assets, the better for the indigenous buyers. If the minister delays her consent and the transaction is prolonged, it will impose huge financial burden for the buyers because they will continue to pay huge interest on the borrowed funds,” he explained. With the minister’s continued encouragement of local capacity building, Nigerian independent companies are increasingly proving their mettle by demonstrating capability to compete with the multinational companies in the upstream sector.
Oando – ConocoPhillips Deal Oando Plc, an indigenous energy group listed on both the Nigerian and Johannesburg Stock Exchange, recently confirmed receipt of ministerial consent for its acquisition of ConocoPhillips (COP) Nigerian assets, a transaction worth $1.65 billion.
Confirming the receipt of the approval, Oando said with the due completion of the game-changing acquisition, it would be positioned as the largest indigenous oil producer in Nigeria. Oando noted that with the new assets, it would now produce circa 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day from six producing fields.
This will also significantly impact its near immediate upstream strategy and operations, and optimise its value across the energy chain. In December 2012, Oando, through its Exploration and Production subsidiary Oando Energy Resources (OER), entered into an agreement with COP to acquire its Nigerian businesses.
Though Oando successfully raised the funds required to complete its acquisition of the assets, the closure of the ConocoPhillips acquisition was subject to meeting certain conditions, including government and regulatory approval, and the consent of the Minister of Petroleum Resources.
Group Chief Executive Officer, Oando Plc, Mr. Wale Tinubu, said he was delighted to receive the approval of the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, for the completion of the acquisition.
“It has been a long journey, wherein we kept faith with our strategy and executed every milestone diligently. This acquisition satisfies our criteria for assets in production, as well as excellent appraisal and exploration prospects. We will work hand in hand with the management team of ConocoPhillips to immediately complete the acquisition,” he said.
Encouraging Indigenous Players in Crude Oil Contracts Apart from speedy approval of acquisition of oil and gas assets by indigenous investors, the Minister of Petroleum Resources has since 2010 embarked on deliberate efforts to boost local capacity through the award of crude oil lifting contracts to Nigerian companies.
It was in line with her commitment to provide unprecedented support to indigenous companies that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) downsized crude oil lifting contracts awarded to international oil traders in 2012/2013 and awarded nearly half of the deals to Nigerian companies. Before 2010, foreign traders such as Glencore, Trafigura, Vitol, Arcadia, Addax and Glencore dominated crude contracts.
But in a deliberate move to promote local content, more Nigerian companies have been getting large chunks of lifting contracts since 2010. Major operators, such as Sahara Energy Ltd, Oando Plc, Aiteo, Ontario Petroleum and Taleveras have been awarded lifting contracts side by side foreign traders. In one of the previous documents obtained exclusively by THISDAY, the number of companies selected to lift Nigeria’s crude oil in 2008 was 28, including bilateral and government-to-government contracts.
In 2009, the number fell to 24 but rose to 38 in 2010, and almost doubled to 57 in 2011, shortly after the minister assumed office at the ministry. Before she came on board, international traders such as Acardia, Addax, Trafigura, Glencore, Gunvor Trade International had the highest allocation of 60,000 bpd in each of the crude contract lists between 2008 and 2011, d Sahara Energy was the only Nigerian firm with the same allocation that consistently featured on the lists between 2008 and 2011.
Some of the major local players that made it in 2011 were Eterna, SPOG Petrochemical, Oando, Masters Energy and a host of others. Caligeria Oil, SPOG Petrochemical, Tacoma Oil Ltd, Sullum Voe and Tempo Energy got allocations of 30,000 bpd each in 2011.
The tender result of 2012/2013 showed that around 45 per cent of the allocated oil was earmarked for companies either based in Nigeria or owned by Nigerian companies, including NNPC subsidiary, Duke Oil, which doubled the size of its contract from 2011/2012 to 60,000 bpd.
According to agency reports, Global oil traders, Glencore, Vitol and Trafigura, firms that have traditionally had a strong presence in the country and in 2011 won the biggest contracts, had their supplies halved to 30,000 bpd in 2012. In 2011, Vitol, Trafigura, Sahara and Glencore received the highest allocations of 60,000bpd. The value of contracts for Swiss-based traders Gunvor and Mercuria stayed unchanged from 2011 at 30,000 bpd.
Also the provisional names of companies that were awarded contracts to lift crude oil from June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015 also revealed a paradigm shift to indigenous companies as against previous preference for foreign companies. The list, which was obtained exclusively by THISDAY, comprises 21 indigenous companies; eight international oil traders; two foreign refineries; two subsidiaries of the NNPC and three countries, represented by their state-owned National Oil Companies (NOCs).
According to the document, 21 indigenous companies were awarded contracts to lift a total of 630,000 barrels per day of crude oil during the one-year period, representing 57 per cent of the 1,179,000 barrels per day awarded to the 38 beneficiaries.
The list also showed that eight international oil traders got an allocation of 240,000 barrels per day, representing 20.5per cent of the whole allocations, while two foreign refineries got 60,000 barrels per day, or 5.1per cent of the allocations. Reiterating her commitment to boost building of local capacity, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke said recently that the government deliberately favoured indigenous companies as part of the efforts to encourage local participation in the oil and gas industry.
She confirmed that over 60 percent of the 2014 to 2015 annual term contracts for the lifting of Nigeria’s crude oil were awarded to local firms. “When we unveiled the Nigerian content law a few years back, the overriding principle was to grow indigenous capacity in an aggressive manner and I am happy to report that today, in the oil and gas sector, Nigerian content has been placed on the path of irreversible progress,” she said.
An energy expert who wants anonymity, also praised the deliberate emphasis on indigenous companies stating that ‘‘Increasingly, local Nigerian companies have become more assertive more ambitious, more resilient and aggressive in their business preposition.
“No where is this more evident than the oil and gas sector and more recently, the power sector which have seen local indigenous companies in partnerships with foreign companies bid big and win big. It is essentially a sign of the growing assertiveness of the young entrepreneurial Nigerians that are clearly unafraid to take risk. And more than that, the opportunities the local content law has opened Nigerian companies to are unparalleled. Nigerians are rising,’’ he stated
He added the federal government, especially the Petroleum Minister deserve commendation for this bold initiative. It is important that we appreciate what the Minister has done, by empowering local players to build capacity for even higher undertaking, he declared.
Anthony-Claret is a software Engineer, entrepreneur and the founder of Codewit INC. Mr. Claret publishes and manages the content on Codewit Word News website and associated websites. He's a writer, IT Expert, great administrator, technology enthusiast, social media lover and all around digital guy.
It’s inevitable that an exultant mood would normally trail the triumph arising from long, challenging periods spent in pursuit of a goal. And why not? The world should not begrudge anyone an opportunity to savour the thrill that victory brings.
So you really do not have to be at the headquarters of Oando Plc, for instance, to decipher the euphoria that must have gripped workers in the organisation as it emerged that a ministerial consent had finally been given for its $1.65bn acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ assets in Nigeria. But as is often the case, the backslapping and clinking of glasses seldom leave any room for thoughts that may dampen the exhilaration and throw the party into some sobering reflection of how the mood could have been different if the deal had gone awry. There are a few possible scenarios that may have soured the tale, but perhaps the most frightening to contemplate is the dire consequences that would have arisen if the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke had not given the seal of approval that signalled the completion of the acquisition.
To many observers, the possibility may seem quite remote, but it doesn’t yet make it any less plausible because, as history shows, the incentives for policy reversal are legendary and the basis for action do not necessarily have to sit right with logic in order for it to be considered tenable. Such points can easily be glossed over especially in a society that has grown so cynical of the state and its agents. The sad result is the failure to recognise conducts that deserve plaudits. Indeed, the final approval which has made Oando Nigeria’s largest indigenous oil producer is a culmination of the philosophy that underpinned the local content policy, conceived to give ample opportunities in the oil and gas sector to indigenous companies. It is, in large part, a tribute to Alison-Madueke’s commitment to the objectives of the policy and a bold indication that her judgments are not coloured by political considerations. Of course, in a society where actions even by the state tend to be viewed mostly through the prism of politics, it’s understandable there is a strong allusion to that. Although not a politician, Oando Plc’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr Wale Tinubu, is a relation of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the former Lagos State governor and standard bearer of the country’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). The familiar picture is that such kinship with a key opposition politician is a sufficient ground to contrive some hurdles that would hamper the Oando helmsman’s bid. But there was no room for such extraneous thoughts. Through its Exploration and Production subsidiary Oando Energy Resources (OER), Oando signed an agreement with ConocoPhillips in December 2012 to acquire its Nigerian businesses. Despite raising the requisite funds to complete its acquisition of the assets, the closure of the deal was contingent on its fulfilment of certain conditions. These include getting government and regulatory approval, and the consent of the Minister of Petroleum Resources. The ministerial consent is the mandatory final approval for all oil and gas acquisitions in the country as stipulated under the Petroleum Act of 1969. For Alison-Madueke, there was no dithering with regard to this requirement. The overriding concern obviously was strengthening the wings of a fledging indigenous company to enable it to compete on a level field with multinational oil companies. A provision in the Petroleum Industry Bill submitted to the National Assembly in 2012 makes the foregoing particularly instructive: “…to promote the development of Nigerian content in the petroleum industry.”
You would be ecstatic too if you were in Wale Tinubu’s shoes. The official endorsement is truly a shot-in-the-arm for Oando which now has the capacity to produce about 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day from six fields. It has also substantially impacted its upstream strategy and operations in very positive terms, which are key steps towards optimising its value across the energy chain. “It has been a long journey, wherein we kept faith with our strategy and executed every milestone diligently,” Tinubu gushed after the trend-setting approval. “This acquisition satisfies our criteria for assets in production, as well as excellent appraisal and exploration prospects. We will work hand in hand with the management team of ConocoPhillips to immediately complete the acquisition.” Yet, it could have all gone awry, putting the huge investment in jeopardy. It did not, remarkably, thanks to the minister’s fortitude and fidelity to an expedient cause. But there is a sad denouement to the tale. Rather than accolades, the minister is vilified particularly in the National Assembly where, ironically, the Petroleum Industry Bill has all but stalled. Isn’t it curious that the legislators often seem too eager to probe the operations of the NNPC or repeatedly summon its supervising minister even in relation to issues where a written deposition would ordinarily suffice, and yet seem unwilling to overcome the tardiness that has dogged the PIB since its submission? As a matter of fact, it would have been a surprise if the situation was anything less. For long, the template for national discourse has been one that almost always casts the state as the villain diametrically opposed to the common good. We see that in the scepticism that persisted even after the Senate committee on public finance had disputed claims by ex-CBN governor and now Emir of Kano, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, that the NNPC could not account for $49.8 billion proceeds from the nation’s crude oil sales, and in the general cynicism that trails announced intentions of the government. In the public’s reckoning, the government and its agents can do no right.
There’s no doubt that the state frequently acts in ways that are less than inspiring, but the incredulity of the never-do-good perception of it is apparent in the burgeoning horde of indigenous oil and gas companies buoyed by the Nigerian content initiative launched by the government. Seplat is another bright spot on that field alongside Oando’s spectacular strides, inspired by a darring-do spirit that inspired its listing on both the Nigerian and Johannesburg stock exchanges. So some pleasant tales abound. You really do not have to look hard to find them; the necessary precondition is to rid the mind of biases that cloud our judgement. Once that is done, the significance of the ministerial consent for Oando’s acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ Nigerian assets would be fully appreciated. It is a triumph of insight which, essentially, is the defining ethos that underpin the local content policy in the oil and gas sector as conceived by the government. Kudos to Diezani Alison Madueke for not allowing politics to becloud her judgement.
Anthony-Claret is a software Engineer, entrepreneur and the founder of Codewit INC. Mr. Claret publishes and manages the content on Codewit Word News website and associated websites. He's a writer, IT Expert, great administrator, technology enthusiast, social media lover and all around digital guy.
Property site and global real estate portal, Lamudi.com launched a world-first Android app in Nigeria and 27 emerging markets worldwide. The site makes it easier for people to buy, rent or sell real estate. Lamudi Nigeria currently hosts more than 18,000 property listings from Lagos, to Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan and other cities and towns across Nigeria.
Managing Director of Lamudi Nigeria, Obi Ejimofo, during the official launch of the Lamudi App, said “At Lamudi we are in constant evolution mode and constant expansion simultaneously. While launching this ground-breaking app, we are also capping another milestone with 18,000 listings this week. We want to make finding your next home as simple as making a phone call – The Lamudi app makes this possible.”
Globally, the Lamudi ventures collectively list over 400,000 properties from across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, giving international house-hunters a free mobile platform to buy, rent or sell real estate on the go.
The launch of Lamudi’s Android app in Nigeria follows the successful roll out of the company’s iOS app in four countries last week. The iOS app for iphones and ipads will be available in the Nigerian market soon after.
The Lamudi apps are designed to meet the growing demand for mobile internet services in emerging markets. A recent State of the Internet report highlighted the pace of growth for mobile in these regions. Out of 56 million Nigerians going online today, an estimated 20 million access the internet via Smartphone devices.
The Android platform is now the dominant mobile platform globally, according to recent figures from Statcounter. More than 52 per cent of smartphones are now running Google’s operating system. Apple’s iOS is the world’s second most common platform, capturing 23 per cent of the global smartphone market.
Sacha Poignonnec, co-CEO of Africa Internet Holding, Lamudi’s holding company, said at the launch: “The Lamudi app is the first app of its kind in the world, due to the vast outreach of the app to 28 different emerging markets around the world, 17 of which are in Africa. This is a huge step for Lamudi in bringing the global real estate market into the pockets of millions of new users, who will now have access to the world’s largest online real estate platform on the move. Lamudi is revolutionising the way that users are searching for their ideal home, and will continue to underline its dominance as the market leader in Africa and the world.”
Both the Android and iOS apps have customised search functions, allowing users to easily filter results by country. A key feature of the app is the match alert function, which notifies users as soon as a property that suits their needs hits the market. Users can also create a list of favourites to bookmark properties, which can be accessed at any time and on any device.
A live demonstration of the app showed how simple and convenient the app is for the user with all listings featuring photo galleries, detailed property information, maps, and multiple contact details for property owners or agents. House-hunters can also share their favourite properties with family and friends via Facebook, Twitter or email. The Lamudi Android app can easily be downloaded via the Google Play app store
Launched in 2013, Lamudi is a global property portal focusing exclusively on emerging markets. The fast-growing platform is currently available in 28 countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, with 400,000 real estate listings across its global network. The leading real estate marketplace offers sellers, buyers, landlords and renters a secure and easy-to-use platform to find or list properties online.
Lamudi is also one of nine successful and fast growing companies owned by parent company Africa Internet Holdings. The portfolio consists of JUMIA, Kaymu, Hellofood, Lamudi, Carmudi, Zando, Jovago, Lendico and Easy Taxi.
Anthony-Claret is a software Engineer, entrepreneur and the founder of Codewit INC. Mr. Claret publishes and manages the content on Codewit Word News website and associated websites. He's a writer, IT Expert, great administrator, technology enthusiast, social media lover and all around digital guy.
President Goodluck Jonathan in an article written by him on the Chibok abduction and published in Washington Post yesterday, reiterated that nothing was more important to him than bringing home the remaining schoolgirls abducted in April by terrorists at Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State.
Also yesterday, the President while visiting EMAB Plaza, Abuja, scene of Wednesday's deadly bomb blast that had so far claimed 24 lives, described the current security challenges facing the nation as one of the darkest phases in its history. This came on a day the police in Kano averted what would have been a major terror attack in the state. In the article on the Chibok abduction, Jonathan said: “My heart aches for the missing children and their families. I am a parent myself, and I know how awfully this must hurt. Nothing is more important to me than finding and rescuing our girls.”
The Boko Haram Terror group had abducted over 270 schoolgirls in Chibok in April, but about 70 of them have so far escaped from the terrorists and returned home.
On alleged silence of the President on the abduction, Jonathan said in the article: “I have had to remain quiet about the continuing efforts by Nigeria’s military, police and investigators to find the girls kidnapped in April from the town of Chibok by the terrorist group, Boko Haram. I am deeply concerned, however, that my silence as we work to accomplish the task at hand is being misused by partisan critics to suggest inaction or even weakness.
“My silence has been necessary to avoid compromising the details of our investigation. But let me state this unequivocally: My government and our security and intelligence services have spared no resources, have not stopped and will not stop until the girls are returned home and the thugs who took them are brought to justice. On my orders, our forces have aggressively sought these killers in the forests of northern Borno State, where they are based. They are fully committed to defending the integrity of their country.”
Continuing, Jonathan said his administration remained committed to the war against terrorism: “Since 2010, thousands of people have been killed, injured, abducted or forced by Boko Haram, which seeks to overwhelm the country and impose its ideology on all Nigerians. My government is determined to make that impossible. We will not succumb to the will of terrorists.
“The abduction of our children cannot be seen as an isolated event. Terrorism knows no borders. This month, Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Britain and the United States established an External Intelligence Response Unit to share security information on such threats in West Africa. I propose that we build on this step to establish an enduring, worldwide commitment to destroying terrorism and those who finance or give safe haven to the terrorists.
“In September, I will urge the U.N. General Assembly to establish a U.N.-coordinated system for sharing intelligence and, if necessary, Special Forces and law enforcement to confront terrorism wherever it occurs. In Nigeria, there are political, religious and ethnic cleavages to overcome if we are to defeat Boko Haram. We need greater understanding and outreach between Muslims and Christians. We also know that, as it seeks to recruit the gullible, Boko Haram exploits the economic disparities that remain a problem in our country.
“We are addressing these challenges through such steps as bringing stakeholders together and creating a safe schools initiative, a victims’ support fund and a presidential economic recovery program for northeastern Nigeria. We are also committed to ridding our country of corruption and safeguarding human and civil rights and the rule of law.”
The President expressed optimism that something positive would very soon come out of the security challenges in Nigeria: “Something positive can come out of the situation in Nigeria; most important, the return of the Chibok girls, but also new international cooperation to deny havens to terrorists and destroy their organizations wherever they are — whether in the forests of Nigeria, on the streets of New York or sanctuaries in Iraq or Pakistan. Those who value humanity, civilization and the innocence of children can do no less.” Jonathan visits scene of bomb blast…
At the scene of Wednesday’s bomb blast in Abuja, Jonathan who was accompanied by the Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu and top government functionary, was briefed by AIG Suleiman Abba. From there, the President proceeded to Maitama District Hospital where he was briefed by the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr. Mrs. Adetoun Adetimehin.
The President condemned “those who are bent on destroying the country, while some are striving hard to build it.” However one of the victims that sustained injuries and being treated at Maitama District Hospital appealed to Jonathan to give him a good job.
He told the president that he was into selling recharge cards to make ends meet. The victim who sustained injury on his left leg, begged Jonathan to assist him to start a business. Speaking in Pidgin English, he told Jonathan: "Na recharge card I dey sell for Banex plaza Your Excellency. I don't have a job. See what I go through. Since yesterday I couldn't sleep.
"I finish school since, no job. I can't go and steal na recharge card I dey sell sir. If you people can help me to start better business to start my life again."
Jonathan replied: "We are happy you are alive. Thank God you are alive. Don't talk about business now." Speaking with Journalists after the visit to the hospital, the President noted that the current security challenge facing the country was the darkest phase in its history.
The President said: "It is quite regrettable and extremely painful that while some Nigerians are struggling, thinking about how to contribute to national development, they are working very hard to take care of their families, train their children, others are busy planning to kill people, intimidate people and destroy peoples’ property.
"It is regrettable; it is one of the darkest phases in the history of our nation but surely we will get over it. Some other countries have passed through such cloud before and they were able to overcome it and they were able to sail through. We share the pains of the people who have been directly affected and the pains of their families but we will surely pass through this ugly phase of our history.
"The perpetrators of this; those who are directly involved and those who sponsor them will surely be brought to book. I will use this opportunity to continue to plead with our citizens that under such situation, security operatives will come up with different options that sometimes will create some inconvenience for us. Instead of condemning them, let us bear. We all bear some pains, from the highest to the least because as a President, I may not go to everywhere I would have loved to go. These are some of the challenges I have to face.
“Even for our citizens, under such condition, we have reached some level of restrictions and some pains. Instead of shouting and insulting security operatives, let's give them maximum cooperation; give them relevant information. All countries that face terror suffer the same thing. Citizens give maximum cooperation to the security operatives and help to contain and control. Surely we will get over this.
"We are all mourning. I remember that very day we had a football match to play and all Nigerians were celebrating the Eagles hoping they were going to win. Then, this act came up, I was airborne then. It was when I got down in Malabo that I got the information. Surely, we will get through this." Blast averted in Kano…
Also yesterday, the Kano State Police Command disclosed that it had foiled what would have been a massive bomb blast planted and primed in a car in a mosque in Dakata area of Kano metropolis. The state police commissioner, Mr. Aderenle Shinaba said: “Our bomb detectives promptly moved into the place when we got the information from Samaritans about the abandoned vehicle inside the Jumaat mosque at Sauna in Dakata.” Shinaba told reporters that the detectives screened the vehicle and discovered 13 explosives devices inside the car. According to him, Items discovered included cylinder of high caliber and ammunitions. “We detonated one of the devices. It is a dangerous device which can pull down structures. What happened in Abuja explosion could have been a child play if these explosives exploded at the mosque in Sauna”. The police commissioner said no arrest had been made but appealed to the people of the state for information, assuring that the identity of any persons that gives information to them would be keep secretly.
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A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to serve five governors who defected from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC) the substituted service, by publishing the suit against them in one insertion either in the Thisday Newspapers or Guardian Newspapers.
The affected governors are AbdulFatah Ahmed (Kwara) Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi (Rivers) Muritala Nyako (Adamawa) Aliyu Magatakarda Wamako (Sokoto) and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (Kano).
PDP filed the legal action in December last year following the defection of the governors to the APC.
PDP who instituted the action through its counsel Dr. Alex Izinyon (SAN), had prayed the court to declare the seats of the five governors vacant in line with the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).
However, the five governors through their counsel appeared in court under protest that they heard about the case in the media. They therefore raised objection to the mode of service adopted by the plaintiff.
After the court set aside the earlier service of the court's processes on the governors, the PDP filed an application pursuant to order 6 rule 5 (c) of the Federal High Court Rules seeking to serve the processes on the governors by placing same in newspapers.
In a short ruling, Justice Gabriel Kolawole said: "I am satisfied that the plaintiff/ applicant has disclosed good reasons to warrant the granting of the application. And it is hereby granted as prayed. The applicant shall within 7 days publish the suit in the ThisDay Newspapers or Guardian Newspapers. They would be entitled to 30 days to respond. The case is adjourned to 22 Sept 2014 for mention."
The judge had earlier upheld the claim by the governors that they were not properly served with the processes. In the ruling, the judge held that PDP failed to follow the procedures allowed by law in reaching the defendants since December 10 when the court action was instituted.
The court agreed with lawyers to the governors that they had not been served with the court papers and as such, the court could not assume jurisdiction until the plaintiff (PDP) had done the needful and put its house in order.
The purported service of court process allegedly effected at No. 40 Blantyre street, being the new office of the APC was declared illegal, invalid, defective and was set aside by the court for not having the court endorsement.
Justice Kolawole held that the issue of service of originating summon by the plaintiff on the defendant was fundamental before the court could take further action against the defendants.
He asked PDP to formally write the court and attach the evidence of proper service of court processes on the defendants before any action could be taken against the governors.
The PDP had informed the court that in line with the court order obtained on December 13, 2013, the originating summon was taken to No. 6 Bissau Street, Wuse II but discovered that the APC had vacated the office and relocated to No. 40, Blantyre street, Abuja as the new office.
PDP claimed that the originating summon and other court papers were subsequently taken to the new office for onward delivery by the APC to the governors.
But Justice Kolawale agreed with the governors that the service at 40 Blantyre Street was invalid, ineffective and faulty because the order of the court for service did not embody the address.
The judge said that what the plaintiff (PDP) ought to have done was to come back to the court to legally vary the order of service before serving it at 40, Blantyre Street, being the new APC National Secretariat.
Justice Kolawole said that PDP would have done well if the service of the originating summons had been effected on the Attorney General of the affected states since such service could hardly be faulted in law.
He therefore ordered PDP represented by Dr. Alex Izion SAN to do the needful before the case could be resuscitated by the court for adjudication.
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