Rivers Gas Masterplan ’ll  Boost Industrialisation, Employment – Medee

The Rivers State Commissioner for Energy and Natural Resources, Dr Peter Medee, says the Rivers State Gas Master Plan will boost industrialisation, create employment opportunities and increase the revenue profile of the state.
The commissioner disclosed this during an interview with The Tide, shortly after a stakeholders’ meeting in Port Harcourt, yesterday.
The commissioner said the stakeholders’ meeting was to map out modalities on how to fully implement the gas master plan to promote investment in the state, especially in the industrial and general production sector.
He said that the state government was engaging development partners and investors to take advantage of the availability of gas supply in the state and do their businesses in the state.
Dr Medee who described Rivers State as a safe haven for investment said that the state was ready to partner with the private sector to develop the enormous natural resources of the state.
On his part, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Central Horizon Gas Company (CHGC), a Joint Venture Partner with the Rivers State Government, Bolaji Osusanya commended the state government for fashioning out a gas master plan for the state.
He said the stakeholders’ meeting was to take inventory of what has been done so far and discuss the future of gas development in the state.
He said the company had constructed gas pipelines across four communities in the state with proper interface and adherence to global best practices.

Taneh Beemene