The Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajamibiala on Monday said that the house is ready to do everything possible to change the narrative of gas flaring in Nigeria.
Gbajamibiala gave this remark during the ‘Public Hearing of Gas Flaring in Nigeria’ at the National Assembly in Abuja.
NewsSpecng learnt that last year, the House of Representatives heard and debated a motion on the “Need To End Gas Flaring In Nigeria And Harness Associated Gas Resources”.
Gbajamibiala said that the House is gathered “to fulfil the resolutions reached that day, including the charge to investigate the level of devastation caused by gas flaring and the level of regulatory compliance by multinationals in the Petroleum Upstream sector.
The conversation about gas flaring in Nigeria has been going on for a long time. Unfortunately, those conversations have not yielded the desired results.
“We have not managed to end the environmental damage that results from gas flaring, and we are still deprived of the economic benefits of full utilisation of gas resources in our country.
Speaking on the measures to be taken in dealing with gas flaring in the country, the Speaker said “we will convene stakeholders to deliberate and resolve the policy disagreements and other issues that have mitigated against the effective utilisation of gas resources. Following that, we will take legislative action through bills and oversight to achieve the ambitions we hold in this regard.”
He further thanked the chairman and members of the Committee for the work they have done so far and assured that he will continue to give life to the resolutions of the House of Representatives.
