Tanzania: Faith Leaders Back Plans for TPDC Roles

RELIGIOUS leaders support government's plans to enable the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) to engage in exploration, appraisal and production of oil and natural gas in the near future.

The Chairman of a national religious leaders forum to debate the oil and gas subsector, Bishop Ndimi Mhegela of the Anglican Church and Deputy Qadh Sheikh Abubakar Zubeir of National Muslim Council (Bakwata), said empowering TPDC would benefit all Tanzanians unlike when a small group of people get a stake in the sub-sector.

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