it has no plan to relocate the headquarters of its subsidiary, Nigerian
Gas Company (NGC) from its present location in Delta State to somewhere
outside the region.
The state oil firm condemned statements by the Deputy President of the
Senate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege where he reportedly said that NNPC is
planning to relocate NGC headquarters from the Niger Delta region. The
NNPC said the alleged statement from the Senator is false and
misleading. ”
While calling on the NGC host communities and other stakeholders to
disregard the relocation tale which it described as totally false, the
Corporation maintained that the Deputy President of the Senate may have
either been misinformed or was quoted out of context noting that the
subject of relocation of NGC was never on the table for deliberation by
the NNPC management.
In a press release issued by its Group General Manager, Group Public
Affairs Division, Ndu Ughamadu described as unfortunate statement
credited to the Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege.
The Corporation assured that the focus of the current NNPC management
under the headship of Mallam Mele Kyari is to ensure harmonious
relationship with stakeholders and host communities in such a way as to
entrench a win-win scenario for all concerned.
“I am sure the message has been sent that they cannot move; they must
remain. And for those who have left, they must give a serious thought to
relocating back to the Niger Delta, Omo-Agege said over the week-end.