Senate revealed that recent attack on major oil pipelines in Niger Delta by suspected Militants has caused colossal damages to NIPP resulting into loss about 1000mw of electricity.
Federal lawmakers on Thursday revealed that recent attack on major oil pipelines in Warri area of Delta by suspected Niger Delta Militants has caused colossal damages to the National Integrated Power Projected (NIPP) resulting into loss about 1000 megawatts of electricity generated by Gas.
Our correspondent recalls that Niger Delta Militant last week bombed the Abiteye flow station and Sagara Chevron pipelines in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State.
Addressing newsmen immediately after Thursday plenary session in Senate, the joint Senate Committees on Gas, Downstream, Upstream led by Senator Tayo Alasoadura [above] condemned in totality the fresh uprising and blowing up of pipelines in the Niger Delta region.
Alasoadura said it condemned the unpatriotic act of some vandals who have decided to blow up pipelines at this time of national emergency when the dwindling price of oil and the insurgency in the northeast of Nigeria is confronting our nation.
In his words, “It is very disheartening that at a time when all hands should be on deck to revive the economy and ensure the survival of the country.
“Some people could decide at this point in time in the history of the nation to further sabotage the efforts of the present administration to bring some sanity into our country.
“It is therefore apt for the Senate to condemn strongly and make an ambiguous language this dastardly act that portends to send the hands of the clock backwards”.
According to him, this sabotage has led to the shutting down of the two refineries that had just started working in few months, saying they should give respite to Nigerians so that we can see some governance.
“It is not good enough for an administration to be fighting one war there and they are waging another there when will he have time to govern?.
“So please help us appeal to them so that Nigeria can move forward,” he said
He however, appealed to the militants to stop this mindless act by giving Nigerians the respite to allow this present administration to stem the tide of poverty and want ravaging our people.
In his comment, Chairman Senate Committee on Gas, Senator Albert Bassey added that the explosion affected the major gas pipelines in this country, adding that the committee on gas had invited the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) and they have made us to understand that the country will be loosing over 200 million score of cubic feet of gas on a daily basis which is equivalent to 1000 megawatt of electricity.
“This is the gas terminal that supply Egbin and most of the NIPP along the South Western region of this country.
“In a period where we are grappling with the challenges of domestic gas supply, we believe very strongly that it should be condemned,” he said
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