Na Better Energy Go Make Nigeria Prosper

Seplat Energy don talk say Nigeria gatz focus on making energy cheap, steady and easy to reach for everybody if di country wan truly grow and prosper. Di Chief Operating Officer, Samson Ezugworie, yarn dis one when e deliver keynote speech for di opening of di 43rd Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) Annual International Conference & Exhibition wey happen for Lagos. According to am, more than 70 million Nigerians still no get light, and over 170 million dey depend on firewood and biomass to cook, wey no good for di environment or people life. E talk say as Nigeria population fit reach 237 million by 2025 and 400 million by 2050, di wahala go worse if dem no act now. Ezugworie add say Nigeria must increase oil production to boost revenue, reduce budget gap and grow di GDP make di country fit hold ground as Africa’s economic giant.

Ezugworie also talk say Nigeria need to use dia plenty gas reserve well, to give people clean cooking, power industry, and replace generator wey dey pollute everywhere. E talk say di global energy game don dey change, and for Nigeria, oil assets don dey move from big foreign companies go local operators wey sabi di work but no too get global money power. E say even though challenge dey, e still bring plenty opportunity to build better partnership with local communities and create one energy industry wey Nigerians go own and control. For Seplat own side, Ezugworie say di company don repair 33 wells and 26 don start produce around 33,000 barrels, to help close di production gap wey dey affect Nigeria revenue. E also talk say Seplat don nearly finish dia ANOH Gas Plant, don begin send out LPG from Sapele Gas Plant, and dem dey set to stop gas flaring totally, wey go help di environment, make more money, and benefit di people dem.