Nigeria’s House of Representatives has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, to submit documents on waste management and disposal component of the final Investment decision in the NLNG Train-7 Gas Project.
The House handed down the directive through its Ad-hoc Committee on the Investigation of the Non-Inclusion of Waste Management and Disposal of Sludge in the NLNG Train-7 gas project and other infringements by oil companies/multinationals.
The Chairman of the committee, Agom Jarigbe Agom, at an investigative hearing with NLNG officials, said that the company failed to submit its financial investment documents for proper scrutiny.
Jarigbe, at the end of the hearing, told reporters that the mandate of the committee includes investigating the environmental challenges and non inclusion of the waste management disposal in the NLNG gas project.
While he stressed that the Committee would ensure that the local components on employment are implemented, Jarigbe added that the committee would continue its hearing with international oil companies, IOCs, for detailed explanations on their operations as it concerns sludge disposal.
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In her response, the General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, NLNG, Eyomo Williams, who led the delegation of staff, promised that the relevant documents would be made available to the lawmakers.
Editor: Abaje Usekwe
