{"id":84992,"date":"2021-09-21T18:31:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T17:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=84992"},"modified":"2021-09-21T18:33:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T17:33:40","slug":"update-buhari-calls-on-nassembly-to-amend-pia-cites-unbalanced-geopolitical-representation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/21\/update-buhari-calls-on-nassembly-to-amend-pia-cites-unbalanced-geopolitical-representation\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Buhari calls on n&#8217;assembly to amend PIA, cites unbalanced geopolitical representation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria&#8217;s President Muhammadu Buhari has called on national assembly to amend the recent Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), citing unbalanced geopolitical representation.<\/p>\n<p>This request was contained in a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The president said, having studied the administrative structure of the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (Commission) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Authority), he is proposing some amendments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He requested the removal of ministers of petroleum and finance from the board of the two institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe two ministries already have constitutional responsibilities of either supervision or intergovernmental relations that will continue to perform such roles without being in the board,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIt is also important to note that administratively, the representatives of the ministries in the board will be directors in the same rank in the institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThis may bring some confrontations on some decision making especially on issues of staff-related matters.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Buhari asked the number of non-executive members on the boards of both institutions to be increased.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe PIA provided for the appointment of two non-executive members for the board of the two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/21\/buhari-seeks-to-amend-pia-constutitues-board-of-two-petroleum-institutions\/\">institutions<\/a>. I am of the view that this membership initiates limitation and does not address the principle of balanced geopolitical representation of the country,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI, therefore, pray for the intervention of the ninth assembly to correct this oversight in the interest of national unity. Needless to add that this amendment will provide a sense of participation and inclusion for almost every section of the country in the decision making of strategic institutions such as the oil industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIf this amendment is approved, it will now increase the number of non-executive members from two to six. That is, one person from each geo-political zone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The president also asked the national assembly to exempt serving public officers \u201cfrom the established confirmation process for political appointments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThis will ensure effective management of the revenue-generating institutions through uniform implementation of public service roles for employees in the authority,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria&#8217;s President Muhammadu Buhari has called on national assembly to amend the recent Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), citing unbalanced geopolitical representation. This request was contained in a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday. 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