Buhari Will Transform Nigeria To A Gas Nation – Chief Timipre Sylva

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has come out to say that President Muhammadu Buhari has the political will to ensure that over 120million Nigerians are dragged out of energy poverty.

Sylva recent revealed this at the Pre-summit conference of the Decade of Gas, in Abuja, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari’s government will make sure Nigeria’s large natural gas resources are taken advantage of to encourage industrialisation.

He added that the president definitely has the political will to surmount the challenges to continue on the pursuit to transform Nigeria as a gas nation.

His words, “If you remember, the economic plan of this administration revolves around the utilisation of natural gas.”

“The four key areas are Energy Security, Transportation, Manufacturing and Industrialisation.”

”The common denominator is the natural gas, as it is the major fuel to power generation, transportation and key ingredients for manufacturing fertilizer for agriculture.”

“I can assure you that President Muhammadu Buhari has the political will to surmount the challenges to continue on the pursuit to transform Nigeria as a gas nation.”

“We must deal with energy poverty in this country.”

“We must find a way to unlock the natural gas potential of this nation and drag over 120 million of our people out of energy poverty.”