Foundation member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has urged President Bola Tinubu, to as a matter of urgent national importance to declare State of emergency in the Oil Sector, get all hands on deck to actualise the prospect of producing three million barrels per day target.
He equally expressed joy over the prospect of the three million barrels per day increase in the Nigeria oil production quota.
The former director general of Voice of Nigeria (VON) made the appeal while reacting to the news by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) that the country can get up to three million barrels per day of crude if all the stakeholders in the oil sector work in synergy.
In a statement in Abuja he noted that it can lift 133 million Nigerians out of multi-dimensional poverty, quench hunger and make other Nigerians to breathe.
Olufemi Soneye, NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, made the disclosure at an interactive session with National Assembly Correspondents in Abuja last Saturday.
Soneye said, “Three million barrels oil production per day is achievable in Nigeria if all the stakeholders work in synergy for that purpose from the security agencies both government and private owned, to oil companies and host communities.
“With the expected synergy from all the relevant stakeholders in the war against oil theft and pipeline vandalism, the enabling environment would be in place for optimal oil production to the volume of 2.5 to 3 million bpd.”
However, reacting formally to the good news, Okechukwu appealed to Mr President for declaration of emergency and the adoption of Amilcar Cabral’s ageless maxim – class suicide.
“As a foundation member of the APC, when I recall with nostalgia that we promised change to Nigerians; one is compelled to appeal to Mr President as our leader to as a matter of urgent national importance, adopt Amilcar Cabral’s ageless maxim – class suicide – and whip all concerned in line to actaulise the three million bpd.
“This will lift 133 millions Nigerians out of multidimensional poverty, restore hope in our democracy and indeed Renew Nigerians hope,” he quipped.
When reminded that in democracy rule of law and checks and balances with PIA in operation, Mr President is handicapped.
He dismissed the argument maintaining that with 3 million bpd Mr President can crash the high prices of commodities nationwide which escalated because of increase in pump price of PMS, by reduction of price of the 450,000 earmarked for local consumption.
Okechukwu further argued that; “if our armed forces cannot guide our oil field professionally; which democracy said Mr President cannot order for modern gadgets and expertise to turn around the oil industry and bail us out? That is why one recommends for class suicide, albeit stepping on the toes of Oil Mafia.”
