By Francis Akinnodi
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The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) have concluded plans to construct oil and gas park in Ondo State.
“The actual construction will be a low-cost manufacturing hub for oil and gas industry equipment parts and spares used.”
NCDMB Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr. Akintunde Adelana explained that the agency was created to act as a springboard to galvanize different sectors of the Nigerian economy.
He noted that the park would be built by the Board in collaboration with Shell Petroleum Development Company, ExxonMobil as well as Nigerian Agip Oil Company with specific reference to NOGAPS, Emeyal 1 and NOGAPS, Odukpani.
He noted that the facility, which is located in Ilaje, Ilaje Local Government Area of the State, is one of six being constructed in various regions of the nation under NCDMB’s Nigerian Oil and Gas Park Scheme (NOGAPS) in order to fulfill its corporate purpose to increase domestic oil and gas sector capacity.
Adelana said the proposed oil and gas park would include manufacturing shop floors and factories, warehouses, training centers, and small estates as well as fire stations, truck parking and holding spaces, hostels, and administrative buildings.
“The park aim to do away with importing equipment parts and supplies needed for oil sector operations.”
According to Adelana, regulations regarding the use of domestic resources, such as local manpower, indigenous firms’ technical services, goods made locally, as well as raw materials available in the nation, have been strictly enforced. This is in line with the Board’s core mandate. Which centers around domesticating and domiciling value-adding activities in the oil and gas industry.
Furthermore, he emphasized that NCDMB wishes “to align with the state government in ensuring that her dreams and aspirations come to reality.
He said that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centers have been constructed in various regions of the state to support digital education and provide the next generation with the necessary skills for productive employment and personal growth.
