Relocate NAPIMS To Oil Producing State -Ekpeyong

A senator representing Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District in Akwa Ibom state, Senator Christopher Ekpeyong, has expressed his opinion on the plan of the relocation of the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) to a state that is not in Niger Delta.
Ekpeyong in a speech two days ago, lamented that it is only in Nigeria where oil extraction and production companies do not have their administrative headquarters in their host communities.
He futher expressed concern over the show of insensitivity by the Federal Government towards the untold sufferings in the oil-producing Communities of Niger Delta and advised that NAPIMS be moved to one of the oil-producing states of Niger Delta if need be.
He said, “If the Federal Government relocates the office of National Petroleum Investment Management Services to Abuja that would be so unfair to the people of the Niger Delta.
‘For me such a decision is oppressive. The Federal Government will be doing a disservice to the people by relocating the office to Abuja. If NAPIMS is leaving Lagos, the office should not be taken to Abuja; I will support that they come down to any of the states in Niger Delta especially, Akwa Ibom State.
“In Akwa Ibom, we have a 21-storey ultra-modern smart building built by the state government under Governor Udom Emmanuel, they should come and occupy a space there. Akwa Ibom is one of the major oil-producing states in the region.
“ It is unfortunate and sad that among all Oil-producing countries of the world, it is only in Nigeria that we don’t have administrative offices of oil extraction and producing companies in their operational bases”.

By: Precious Boms