AKK Gas Pipeline Project Progressing – FG

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AKK gas pipeline project progressing – FG

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By Collins Yakubu-Hammer/Rita Shekwolo Iliya

The Federal Government says the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline, a major strategic infrastructure project to boost industrialisation, is progressing steadily.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in Minna, Niger State.

Idris was speaking at the quarterly meeting of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) with Commissioners of Information from All Progressives Congress (APC) governed states.

The meeting with the theme, “Strategic Communication and Policy Alignment” was organised by the Forum under the leadership of its Director-General, Mr Folorunso Aluko.

According to the minister, President Bola Tinubu is prioritising strategic investment in energy and infrastructure to uplift the country’s industrial base and put it on global map of industrialised country.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the AKK gas pipeline project is a major Nigerian infrastructure project designed to transport natural gas across the country.

It is a 614km, 40-inch pipeline that will connect Ajaokuta in Kogi to Kano, with intermediate stops in Abuja and Kaduna.

“There is sustained momentum behind the Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline, which has now crossed the River Niger.

“The AKK Gas Pipeline is progressing steadily alongside the Obiafu–Obrikom–Oben (OB3) Gas Pipeline project, both of which form integral components of the Trans-Nigeria Pipeline Project.

“The President has demonstrated unwavering commitment to energy, security and economic inclusion especially in the northern part of the country with the renewal of key licences for the Kolmani Integrated Oil Development Project in Bauchi State,” he said.

The minister added: “Other inaugurated projects like the ANOH and AHL Gas Processing Plants will supply over 500 million standard cubic feet of gas daily; a 25 per cent increase in domestic supply, energising homes, industries, and innovation hubs.

“The groundbreaking of five mini LNG plants in Ajaokuta by NNPC and private investors will bolster Nigeria’s energy mix and provide affordable energy for industrial and domestic use.

“The administration has also mainstreamed Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) into our energy strategy, attracting over $500 million in private investment, with massive opportunities for state governments in mass transit and industry”.

The minister also identified various achievements of the Tinubu-led administration in the areas of empowerment, access to capital, students loan, regional and local development, sector-specific growth drivers and skills, youth, and innovation.

Idris said that the Tinubu’ administration is keeping faith with Nigerians and charged participants at the meeting to translate that faith into hope and action at the grassroots.

“It is our duty, as information managers, to ensure that the citizens of this country, across all the states of the federation, not only know about these reforms and programmes but also understand how to access and benefit from them.

“We are making huge investments in public information and communication infrastructure across the country,

“We are retooling the National Orientation Agency for greater community engagement and ramping up national campaigns on thematic areas that align,” Idris said.

Also speaking, the Governor of Niger, Alhaji Umaru Bago, said that Nigerians are witnessing a silent revolution and coordinated wave of people’s focused governance.

“But this progress must never be left to speak for itself.

“In a world shaped by perception, platforms, and public discourse, strategic communication is the oxygen of sustainable leadership.

“This is why your presence here as Honourable Commissioners for Information is not just significant, it is foundational.

“You are the stewards of our stories, the defenders of our truths, and the architects of the trust between government and citizens,” Bago said.

NAN reports that Bago was represented at the event by the Secretary to the State Government of Niger, Alhaji Abubakar Gawu.

Aluko, the forum D-G, in his remarks said a key highlight of the meeting is the proposed Federal Government-PGF Media Policy and Strategic Synergy.

According to him, the policy is a groundbreaking framework designed to institutionalise media alignment between the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation and the APC governed states under the auspices of PGF.

“This initiative seeks to harmonise our communication efforts through the establishment of a Joint Media Coordination Platform.

“The platform is a unified national communication calendar, a shared media content repository and rapid mechanism for managing high-impact narratives,” Aluko said.

NAN reports that the event brought together Commissioners of Information and Strategy from the APC governed states in the country. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

Edited by Abdulfatai Beki/Rotimi Ijikanmi

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