The Bayelsa State Government has
concluded plans to set up a collaborative committee with the management of the
Oil and Gas free zone Authority of Nigeria to facilitate the taking off of the
new Brass Island Oil and Gas Free Zone, reports ITRealms.
The Chief Press Secretary to the
Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, in a press statement
available to ITRealms, quoted the State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson
as giving this assurance during a courtesy
visit by management team of the authority at Government House, Yenagoa.
He also appreciated the initiative
of the Federal Government in designating the oil free zone for Brass Island.
Commending the location of the
venture in Brass, Gov. Dickson disclosed that, his administration has been
doing so much to provide jobs as well as a stable environment for business to
thrive.
The Oil and Gas Free Zone, ITRealms
gathered is a major project that will transform the economy of the State as
well as make the State the Dubai of Africa, which the government has over the
years been working very hard to achieve.
The focus of his government, Gov.
Dickson said, is to expand the base of the State’s economy beyond oil and gas,
through the formulation of policies to attract industrialists and promote
industrialisation to create wealth, job opportunities and a stable environment.
“Our focus is to expand the base of
our economy beyond oil and gas. We have formulated a lot of policies to enable
us expand our economy to attract industrialists and promote industrialisation;
to create wealth, jobs and a stable environment for business,” he said.
In addition, he said this is what
Bayelsans have always wanted to hear from their government and commended the
federal government for this laudable project.
Remarking, the Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of the Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority of
Nigeria, Mr. Victor Alabo, explained that, the authority is on a visit to
intimate the State Government as well as present all the regulations and laws
requesting the Governor’s permission to formalise Brass as an Oil and Gas Free
Zone.
The federal government, he said, has
gone ahead to do all the formalities, adding that, the Governor’s role include
a formal approval for the acquisition of the land for the project.
The concept of free zone, he said,
is to provide incentives for foreign direct investors to come in and do
business in order to catalyse business activities and boost the economy of
Bayelsa State and Nigeria.
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