This Day (Lagos)
13 October 2008
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua may have made good his threat to suspend all export-oriented gas projects.
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MR OMIYI WHO DEFENDS THE GAS COMPANIES SHOULD KNOW that NATIONAL INTEREST OVERIDES ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS,AND THAT CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.IF WE NEED GAS TO OPERATE OUR PLANTS,INORDER TO HAVE UNINTERUPTED SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY,THAT DOMESTIC NEED HAS TO BE MET FIRST FIRST BEFORE EXPORTING GAS OVERSEAS.THIS PRIORITY HAS TO BE MET FIRST,BEFORE EXPORT OF GAS TO EUROPE,AND ASIA,NO MATTER WHO SIGNS THE CONTRACT I AM SURE THAT THOSE WHO OPERATE those COMPANIES HAVE REGULAR SUPPLY IN THEIR HOMELAND,AND ALSO IN THEIR FACILITIES IN NIGERIA.LET US CALL A SPADE A SPADE.
This is one of the best news i,ve heard in recent days.The investors don,t care about our economy but are only interested in making profits because those who initiated and processed and eventually signed these contracts did,nt have the interest of ordinary Nigerians, who stand to gain the most from steady power supply to readily available gas for cooking, at heart.A new contract has to be drawn that,ll place high emphasis on the domestic economy first before other considerations.