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Firm Outlines Progress On Investment, Growth strategy
The Chief Executive Officer of 11 Plc, Mr Tunji Oyebanji, says the company is poised to make progress on its long-term growth plans by investing through the commodity price cycle to capture high-value opportunities, grow earnings and cash flow potential.
Oyebanji gave the assurance while addressing newsmen after a tour to the company’s upgraded facility in Lagos on Sunday.
He said the management of company had invested huge amount, in local and foreign currencies, to upgrade the facility, increase domestic demands and operational efficiency.
According to him, 11Plc is assiduously executing its growth strategy that will lead to sustained improvement in shareholder value.
He noted that the strength of the company’s investment was in its main lines of business which remained a key element of its growth trajectory.
This, he said, include lubricants, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Aviation Fuel (ATK) and Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS).
“The strength of our portfolio and our financial capacity enable us to continuously evaluate our priorities and the pace of investments.
“Barely six years after acquiring the majority stake of ExxonMobil in Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc, 11Plc has invested massively in the facilities and human capital to improve productivity and meet market demands.
“The company has invested heavily in both human and material resources, a feat that has brought tremendous improvement in all areas of its business.
“The new owner is very bullish about Nigeria, we have therefore invested significantly in raising the profile of the company.
“So, we expect it to continue to perform very strongly in years to come.
“With the investments, we are well poised for whatever developments that may come along with the incoming government.
“Of course, you know, there may be policy changes, but we believe that with the investments that we have made, we are well positioned to take advantage of whatever changes that may come with the new government or changes in the economic environment,” he added.
The 11 Plc helmsman said the company had the biggest storage tanks for aviation fuel (ATK) with over 21 million liters capacity and had replaced some loading gantry that were operational before the acquisition.
According to him, the gantry has the capacity to load 70 trucks per day, with four loading arms at full capacity, but currently can load about 35 trucks, per day
He added that the company parades huge four storage tanks for white products.
“Three of the tanks are for petrol with 45 million liters capacity, while one is for aviation fuel with 21 million liters capacity.
On lubricants manufacturing plant, Oyebanji said that the company had done a massive turnaround and currently with a market share of about 20 per cent in the country
On expansion, in terms of LPG, he said the company had increased its investment as part of the efforts to deepen the use of the product, popularly called cooking gas.
He said the company had embarked on expanding its LPG filling plants across the country, while it had already expanded its storage to 8,000 metric tonnes capacity.
He also said the company had already started exploring Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) market with the construction of facilities in Ibadan and Lagos.
“We continue to see improvements and all the investment that has been made in the last few years has contributed meaningfully to the rising profile of 11Plc in the hydrocarbon industry”, Oyebanji said.
The source reports that on April 1, 2017, ExxonMobil sold its 60 per cent majority stake in former Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc to NIPCO Plc, following which the company’s name was changed to 11 Plc.
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on the Management of Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to embark on the water projects in Buguma city in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Rivers state
The Group called on the Rivers state government to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
On the water project in Buguma, MOSIEND said the population of Buguma has increased tremendously as the residents need more water projects to enhance the daily livelihood of the people
The Group also appealed to the Chairman of the council to assist in making the project a reality and attracts more developmental projects to the city
This call was on Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, Radio program, Talk of the Town, by MOSIEND Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn alongside Mark Ojuka,Chairman of Buguma and Hon Sandra Owunari JP Chairman Obuama and monitored by our correspondent
Comrade Ojuka also called on the Management of Liquidifed Natural Gas NLG to embark on a free medical outreach in all Kala bari communities to improve their health status
He appealed to LNG to award scholarship to indigens of Kalabari communities in tertiary institutions to better their education, noting the company is doing same in Bonny, abandoning Kalabari communities
“We need contracts, free medical, scholarships and employment including skill acquisition programs for our teeming youths in Kalabari extractions ”
On Security, Mark Ojuka said security in Buguma is at zero level with the help of the Ama Ma soldiers the city is more peaceful and investors friendly as the youths of area have cordial relationship with the security agencies in the area
“Security is very secured in Buguma clan”
He called on the Rivers state to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
“The youths are asking for human capacity building in the area to reduce unemployment”
“The revamping of the Buguma fish farm will also reduce youth violence”
Also Speaking, Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn called for more improve in infrastructures in Kalabari community, especially in electricity
There is little improvement in terms of electricity in Buguma city
He decried the deplorable condition
of Buguma Health Centre, saying that the hospital is near functional
“Our sisters that are pregnant and our sick parents can not access the health centre for a better treatment ”
Describing the Health Centre as an eye saw, he called on Rivers state government and Buguma Local Government chairman Hon William to improve on facilities in the centre and make it more medically accessible to the sick persons in the area
Buguma, Tammy Bruce said is the spiritual headquarter of Kalabari people as such deserve more modern facilities from the government to improve lives
The Coordinator called on government, stakeholders and oil companies to assist and improve the poor infrastructural facilities in area
“We need first class hospitals, qualified medical doctors and nurses in the health centres and hospitals”
On the oil spilled in Obuoma Chairman MOSIEND Obuoma, Hon Sandra Owunari said the spill destroyed their crops and Rivers even polluted their only source of drinking water
She expressed displeasure that Rivers state government did not send any relief materials to the people in the affected community
On Chieftaincy title to women in Obuama, Hon Sandra Owunari said the community do not install Chieftaincy title to women, saying that Chieftaincy title is only reserved for men only in the community
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