Those calling for the sack of Engr. Ogbe, should understand the mandate of NCDMB – Mofe Pirah

An indigenous investor in oil and gas industry as well as pioneer Delta State Commissioner for Oil and Gas, Hon. Omamofe Joseph Pirah, has disagreed with those calling for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sack the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, Engr. Omatsola Felix Ogbe.

Hon. Pirah, who spoke vehemently against the call to sack Engr. Ogbe or the demand for President Tinubu to call him to order, averred that the agitators should do a dig-deep into the mandate of the NCDMB, to enable them key into the Board’s policy objective of capacity building interventions, that are geared towards deepening human capital development, infrastructure and facilities, manufactured materials as well as local supplier development.

Hon. Omamofe Joseph Pirah

According to the former Chairman of Itsekiri Regional Development Committee, IRDC, the aggrieved APC members, should seek avenue to engage the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, instead of the avoidable open confrontation “which is inimical to the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development, NOGICD Act signed into law on April 22, 2010”.

Hon. Pirah, explained: “Key functions of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB include: To review, assess and approve Nigerian Content plans developed by operators, set guidelines and minimum content levels for project related activities across the oil and gas value chain as well as grow conduct studies, research, investigation, workshops and trainings, aimed at advancing the development of Nigerian Content.”

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