{"id":121779,"date":"2025-09-01T12:20:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=121779"},"modified":"2025-09-01T12:20:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:20:30","slug":"apc-leader-lauds-lokpobiris-oil-industry-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/apc-leader-lauds-lokpobiris-oil-industry-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"APC leader Lauds Lokpobiri&#8217;s Oil Industry Reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress in Egbema Kingdom, High Chief Promise Lawuru, popularly known as Ozigizaga, has commended the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, for his transformative leadership in repositioning Nigeria\u2019s oil sector.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Addressing journalists at a public event on Monday in Abuja, Chief Lawuru applauded Lokpobiri\u2019s strategic initiatives, which he said have boosted crude oil production and supply across the country.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He equally thanked President Bola Tinubu for entrusting such a vital responsibility to an illustrious son of the Ijaw nation.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Lawuru, the perception of Nigeria\u2019s petroleum sector, both at home and abroad, has significantly improved since Lokpobiri assumed office. He noted that the minister has been proactive in convening high-level engagements and introducing programs designed to ramp up production and attract foreign investments.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cLokpobiri has effectively turned the reform agenda of President Tinubu\u2019s administration into measurable progress, reshaping the sector\u2019s policies and laying the foundation for wealth creation and security for both investors and Nigerians at large,\u201d Lawuru said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He emphasized that in the last two years, the oil industry has witnessed greater stability, increased investor confidence, stronger production capacity, and a calmer atmosphere for exploration in the Niger Delta.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lawuru added that Nigeria\u2019s crude oil output has risen modestly, recording over 1.8 million barrels per day under the leadership of former NNPCL GCEO, Mele Kyari, a development he described as encouraging for the industry.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also referenced President Tinubu\u2019s landmark executive order aimed at promoting cost efficiency in oil and gas operations, which has set clear benchmarks for fresh investments, higher revenue generation, and improved benefits for citizens.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The APC chieftain further attributed the sector\u2019s improved performance to President Tinubu\u2019s decisive leadership, which, he said, has been instrumental in attaining the current production capacity of 1.8 million barrels per day, inclusive of condensates.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tracy Moses The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress in Egbema Kingdom, High Chief Promise Lawuru, popularly known as Ozigizaga, has commended the Minister of State for Petroleum&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":121780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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