The House of Representatives has resolved to constitute an Ad Hoc Committee to investigate the state of oil and gas pipelines across Nigeria, the causes and impacts of frequent vandalisation and operational failures.
The House has also resolved to assess the adequacy of existing security and maintenance measures in safeguarding national petroleum infrastructure and examine the effectiveness of past and present government interventions aimed at protecting pipelines.
The lawmakers have consequently resolved to engage stakeholders, including the NNPCL, Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), National Security Agencies, oil companies, host communities, and civil society organisations, to recommend sustainable solutions.
These resolutions followed the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance on the urgent need to rehabilitate the oil and gas pipeline networks across Nigeria to avert economic loss for Nigeria moved by Muhammed Bello Shehu and fourteen others at plenary on Tuesday.
