Governor
Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, would on Monday, declare open the meeting of
Association of Petroleum Inland Basin States of Northern Nigeria (APIBONN) in
Minna.
This is
contained in a statement signed by Danladi Ndayebo, Press Secretary to Governor
Babangida Aliyu, in Minna on Sunday.
The
statement said the 14 northern states which fall under the region’s sedimentary
basin were set to kick-start oil and gas exploration in the inland basin
states.
The
statement said the relevant commissioners in the affected states would
brainstorm on the modalities and action plan that would kick start and sustain
oil and gas exploration in the North.
“The
meeting will fashion out strategies to harness the resources in Sokoto, Chad,
Bida and Benue basins, although their hydrocarbon contents are yet to be
properly developed and estimated,” it said.
The
statement expressed support for ongoing efforts by the Federal Government to
explore oil in the sedimentary basin of Northern Nigeria.
The inland basin states are Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Gombe, Kogi, Kebbi,
Niger, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kwara, Nasarawa, Taraba, Yobe and Plateau.
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