Partnership plans are currently
on ground between the Bayelsa State Government and the Nigerian Content
Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in the development of the Nigerian Oil
and Gas and Park Scheme, as revealed by the NCDMB Executive Secretary, Mr.
Denzil Kentebe, National Mirror reports.
The Executive Secretary who was
represented by the Director, Finance and Personnel Management, NCDNB, Alhalji
Mustapha Mamudu confirmed that the Board initiated the Parks Scheme and the
Polaku Pipe mill to bring operations of the oil and gas industry closer to the
oil fields and stimulate industrialization in the Niger Delta region.
In the first phase of the
project, the parks would be cited in Bayelsa, Imo and Cross Rivers State. The
concept of the parks is targeted at promoting manufacturing of oil and gas
components, providing opportunities for research and development and
integrating oil and gas based entrepreneurs into manufacturing through
mentoring by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and other multinationals.
Kentebe, while speaking at the
just concluded 2nd edition of the Bayelsa State Investment and
Economic Forum (BSIEF), promised that NCDMB will work with the Bayelsa State
Government which has announced plans to establish a 50 hectare Eco-Industrial
Park that would have designated areas for different sectors of the economy
including the oil and gas industry.
Details of the partnership need to
be worked out, from the synergy between both parties to avoid duplication of
efforts and waste of scare resource as noted by the Executive Secretary.
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