{"id":197842,"date":"2022-06-21T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T14:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=197842"},"modified":"2022-06-21T15:04:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T14:04:51","slug":"pipeline-vandalism-designate-ipob-as-terrorist-group-buhari-tells-western-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/21\/pipeline-vandalism-designate-ipob-as-terrorist-group-buhari-tells-western-allies\/","title":{"rendered":"Pipeline vandalism: Designate IPOB as terrorist group, Buhari tells western allies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has asked western allies to designate the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group &#8220;over involvement&#8221; in pipeline and infrastructure vandalism.<\/p>\n<p>This was made known by President Buhari in an interview with<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Bloomberg.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Buhari said the country has stepped up its efforts in combating oil theft and vandalism, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cCriminality and terrorism in oil-producing regions hamper production, and it would help if our western allies designated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/19\/five-killed-as-ipob-gunmen-clash-in-anambra\/\">IPOB<\/a> as a terrorist group, given their complicity in damage to pipelines and infrastructure,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWe have invested in our security forces, including the $1 billion military deal with the U.S. for the acquisition of A-29 Super Tucano aircraft.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThese efforts are making an impact: wells that had to be closed due to criminality have now re-opened. With these efforts, OPEC has raised our quota for next month.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Meanwhile, Buhari recalled that four years ago, the country unveiled plans for a new gas pipeline that would connect Nigeria to Europe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cLast week (2nd June) \u2013 in record time \u2013 the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) entered into an agreement with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for its construction,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cOn July 1st, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) will become a limited liability company and be subject to more robust auditing and commercial disclosure obligations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The president said the transition would help stimulate investment and boost transparency, where corruption has deterred the former and stymied the latter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cMy administration is the first to pass this landmark reform of our oil and gas sector, after two decades of predecessors\u2019 failure to do so \u2013 no doubt due to vested interests,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Speaking on Nigeria\u2019s electricity supply issues, Buhari said: \u201cFirst, we need for more input. Our legislative framework has been a drag. The landmark PIA (see later answers) will bolster input, raise capital, and bring transparency to the system\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On grid modernisation, he said there are hundreds of ongoing projects and initiatives attracting funding from investors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cTake my Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), a government-to-government initiative between the Governments of Nigeria and Germany, with Siemens AG, to upgrade the electricity grid with a $2 billion investment,\u201d Buhari said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cOnce signed into law the constitutional amendment bill \u2013 recently voted through parliament \u2013 will allow state governments to generate and transmit their own electricity, further facilitating investor participation in our market and enabling states and local businesses to transmit excess supply to the grid.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He said the country was also decentralising the national grid through renewable-driven mini-grids.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe $550 million Nigeria Electrification Project has deployed more than 20,000 Standalone Solar Systems (SHS), as well as Solar Hybrid mini-grids in over 250 locations,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On the other hand, addressing calls from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on petrol subsidy, Buhari said most western countries are equally implementing subsidies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWhy would we remove ours now? What is good for the goose is good for the gander! What our western allies are learning the hard way is what looks good on paper, and the human consequences are two different things,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cMy government set in motion plans to remove the subsidy late last year. After further consultation with stakeholders, and as events unfolded this year, such a move became increasingly untenable.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The president added that boosting domestic production for refined products would also help shore up the country\u2019s capacity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cCapacity is due to step up markedly later this year and next, as private players and modular refineries (Dangote Refinery, BUA Group Refinery, Waltersmith Refinery) come on board,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe exchange rate is still susceptible to external shocks that can suddenly and severely affect Nigerian citizens. As we step up domestic production \u2014 both in fuel (enabled by PIA) and food (agricultural policies) \u2014 the inflationary threat shall diminish, and we can move toward unification.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He said the country needs long-term partnership \u2014 not inconsistency and contradiction on green energy policy \u2014 from the UK and European Union.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cInvestment is hampered by their broad-brush moratorium on overseas gas projects, while at home the same projects are classified as green. It does not help their energy security, it does not help Nigeria\u2019s economy, and it does not help the environment,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018It is a hypocrisy that must end. To change, the UK and EU countries should invest in our planned 4000 km pipeline to bring Nigerian gas \u2013 the largest reserves in Africa \u2014 via Morocco, then onto Europe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has asked western allies to designate the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group &#8220;over involvement&#8221; in pipeline and infrastructure vandalism. 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