Law Mefor, Anambra Commissioner for Information and worth reformation, urged the federal authorities to make sure the state totally benefits from the nation’s oil and gas-related programmes and initiatives.
He stated it was unlucky that as an oil-producing state, Anambra was but to be totally built-in into the nation’s oil and gas grasp plan.
The commissioner stated this in Awka on Thursday whereas declaring open a one-day workshop on Nigerian Content capability constructing for media stakeholders.
The occasion was organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).
Mr Mefor recommended the organisers for bringing the workshop to Anambra.
He stated Nigeria has the human capability to handle its oil and gas sources successfully.
Speaking earlier, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Felix Ogbe, stated the workshop was a part of the federal authorities’s inclusivity drive for the trade.
Mr Ogbe, represented by Omomehin Ajimijaye, director of planning, analysis and statistics, urged the media to correctly educate communities on the significance of taking part within the board’s initiatives.
The General Manager, Corporate Communications, NCDMB, Obinna Ezeobi, urged the media to lift consciousness about alternatives in Nigeria’s oil and gas trade.
He additionally urged them to carry trade operators accountable, significantly concerning compliance with native content material necessities.
Mr Ezeobi advocated for higher reporting on Nigerian content material points to allow more locals and companies in Anambra to take part actively within the oil and gas worth chain.
He stated the media has a essential position in advancing the implementation of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act.
He stated they’ll do that by informing the general public about trade alternatives, explaining authorities interventions and monitoring compliance with related legal guidelines.
He urged journalists to make use of their positions as agenda-setters and gatekeepers to attract consideration to points affecting the trade and spotlight alternatives for Nigerian companies and professionals.
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He additional urged them to make sure that oil and gas operators met their native content material obligations.
According to him, the workshop was designed to deepen journalists’ understanding of the Nigerian content material framework.
He stated it was additionally meant to enhance the standard of their reportage and strengthen collaboration between the board and media organisations in Anambra.
He described Anambra as an vital location for the engagement, noting that the state is recognised as an oil-producing state and ranks because the second-highest oil producer within the South-east.
(NAN)
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