PROF. AZAIKI LAUDS DR. ERUANI OVER INVESTMENTS IN YENAGOA, CSR INITIATIVES

The Lawmaker representing Yenagoa-Kolokuma/Opokuma Federal Constituency, Prof. Steve Azaiki, has lauded Group President of Azikel Group of Companies, Dr. Godbless Azibapu Eruani, for siting its corporate headquartres and refinery in the constituency.

Prof. Azaiki stated that location of the company’s corporate office at Obogoro and refinery at Obunagha-Gbarain in Yenagoa Local Government Area, would boost economic development in Bayelsa State as well as create employment opportunities.

He stated this at the weekend, during a visit to the corporate headquartres of the company at Obogoro in Yenagoa.

According to the Lawmaker, the capital-intensive investments embarked upon by the company, affirm Dr. Eruani’s business prowess, worthy of emulation by other Bayelsans.

Responding, Dr. Eruani thanked the Lawmaker for visiting, explaining that he chose to go into business in order to enable him contribute better to the development of Bayelsa State and the Niger Delta.

Dr. Eruani stressed that economic development was private-sector-driving, thus Bayelsa State Government should provide more enabling environment to attract indigenous and external investors to invest in the state.

The business mogul said construction of the Azikel Refinery, done in collaboration with foreign partners, has reached advanced stage, stating that the 12,000-Barels per day facility would refine petrol, aviation fuel, diesel, cooking gas and kerosene for local sales and export, when completed.

He extolled Prof. Azaiki’s contributions to the development of Bayelsa State, while as a pioneer Agriculture Commissioner in the military era, Secretary to the State Government in the Late Chief D. S. P. Alamieyeseigha’s tenure and presently as a Federal Legislator, noting that Bayelsa’s history would be incomplete without reckoning the Lawmaker’s services.

Eruani who later hosted Prof. Azaiki at his community, Emadike-Ogbia, said as part of his company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR), fifteen catchment communities would enjoy free electricity supply from the Azikel Refinery’s gas turbine.

Conducting the Lawmaker and his entourage round ongoing shore protection and land reclamation projects at Emadike-Ogbia, Dr. Eruani narrated that the projects cost N15Billion, out of which the Federal Government contributed N9Billion, while Azikel Group of Companies foots N6Billion of the total cost.

In his remarks, Prof. Azaiki commended the Group President of Azikel Group of Companies for the lofty CSR and community relations initiatives, and called on the Federal Government and other companies in the state to do the same thing in other communities.

Azaiki urged the Federal Government to take actions on the resolutions of the House of Representatives’ which directed the Executive Organ to embark on shore protection projects at Obogoro-Atissa, Famgbe-Atissa and other Bayelsa communities experiencing coastal erosion disaster.

He advised Azikel Group of Companies to sustain the investment efforts to the fullest, and employ more youths from the host communities and Bayelsa State at large.

Yeah

Post pictures of the refinery make we see na

The refinery is in my community and on my family land,including SPDC's Gbaran Ubie oil and gas gathering facility. Even though I have a few things against this company and its owner( this refinery is allegedly owned by Goodluck Jonathan), and a host of others, I still appreciate the contributions made towards youth employment and community development. My community is the light of Bayelsa state. Hopefully, when once the proposed industrial area sited around the refinery kicks off, we will experience even more massive development. I am all for my ijaw people creating and sitting businesses on on our lands instead of taking it to the south west and elsewhere. If every other person had done so, ijaw land would have been far developed than what we have now. And also, it is high time every oil company operating on our lands brought their corporate headquarters to their host states or region.

christejames:
Post pictures of the refinery make we see na

I will do that when I have the chance. The refinery is in my community. The refinery is very strategic, because SPDC's Gbaran Ubie oil and gas gathering facility is just beside it. So, transportation of raw crude to the refinery is well protected and less costly.

2elliot:
I will do that when I have the chance. The refinery is in my community. The refinery is very strategic, because SPDC's Gbaran Ubie oil and gas gathering facility is just beside it. So, transportation of raw crude to the refinery is well protected and less costly.

That's wonderful...


Can't wait to see that.


Bayelsa is one state I have a strange affinity for even though I have never been there.

2elliot:
The refinery is in my community and on my family land,including SPDC's Gbaran Ubie oil and gas gathering facility. Even though I have a few things against this company and its owner( this refinery is allegedly owned by Goodluck Jonathan), and a host of others, I still appreciate the contributions made towards youth employment and community development. My community is the light of Bayelsa state. Hopefully, when once the proposed industrial area sited around the refinery kicks off, we will experience even more massive development. I am all for my ijaw people creating and sitting businesses on on our lands instead of taking it to the south west and elsewhere. If every other person had done so, ijaw land would have been far developed than what we have now. And also, it is high time every oil company operating on our lands brought their corporate headquarters to their host states or region.

Stop this nonesense talk. Your community no get Oil near my own.

christejames:




That's wonderful...


Can't wait to see that.


Bayelsa is one state I have a strange affinity for even though I have never been there.

Oh, thank you. I will do that

AnthonyAbody:
PROF. AZAIKI LAUDS DR. ERUANI OVER INVESTMENTS IN YENAGOA, CSR INITIATIVES

The Lawmaker representing Yenagoa-Kolokuma/Opokuma Federal Constituency, Prof. Steve Azaiki, has lauded Group President of Azikel Group of Companies, Dr. Godbless Azibapu Eruani, for siting its corporate headquartres and refinery in the constituency.

Prof. Azaiki stated that location of the company’s corporate office at Obogoro and refinery at Obunagha-Gbarain in Yenagoa Local Government Area, would boost economic development in Bayelsa State as well as create employment opportunities.

He stated this at the weekend, during a visit to the corporate headquartres of the company at Obogoro in Yenagoa.

According to the Lawmaker, the capital-intensive investments embarked upon by the company, affirm Dr. Eruani’s business prowess, worthy of emulation by other Bayelsans.

Responding, Dr. Eruani thanked the Lawmaker for visiting, explaining that he chose to go into business in order to enable him contribute better to the development of Bayelsa State and the Niger Delta.

Dr. Eruani stressed that economic development was private-sector-driving, thus Bayelsa State Government should provide more enabling environment to attract indigenous and external investors to invest in the state.

The business mogul said construction of the Azikel Refinery, done in collaboration with foreign partners, has reached advanced stage, stating that the 12,000-Barels per day facility would refine petrol, aviation fuel, diesel, cooking gas and kerosene for local sales and export, when completed.

He extolled Prof. Azaiki’s contributions to the development of Bayelsa State, while as a pioneer Agriculture Commissioner in the military era, Secretary to the State Government in the Late Chief D. S. P. Alamieyeseigha’s tenure and presently as a Federal Legislator, noting that Bayelsa’s history would be incomplete without reckoning the Lawmaker’s services.

Eruani who later hosted Prof. Azaiki at his community, Emadike-Ogbia, said as part of his company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR), fifteen catchment communities would enjoy free electricity supply from the Azikel Refinery’s gas turbine.

Conducting the Lawmaker and his entourage round ongoing shore protection and land reclamation projects at Emadike-Ogbia, Dr. Eruani narrated that the projects cost N15Billion, out of which the Federal Government contributed N9Billion, while Azikel Group of Companies foots N6Billion of the total cost.

In his remarks, Prof. Azaiki commended the Group President of Azikel Group of Companies for the lofty CSR and community relations initiatives, and called on the Federal Government and other companies in the state to do the same thing in other communities.

Azaiki urged the Federal Government to take actions on the resolutions of the House of Representatives’ which directed the Executive Organ to embark on shore protection projects at Obogoro-Atissa, Famgbe-Atissa and other Bayelsa communities experiencing coastal erosion disaster.

He advised Azikel Group of Companies to sustain the investment efforts to the fullest, and employ more youths from the host communities and Bayelsa State at large.

kudos, Binaowei.

GreatBoss:



Stop this nonesense talk. Your community no get Oil near my own.

E pain am. Mention your useless community name. You don't even know the potentials my community get. Wait till the states industrial area project is started and completed. Your useless community no reach. And for your info, not only is the land my community's, but my family owns it. There is a project for gas depot too. My maternal side which is the next community, has abundant gas, too.

GreatBoss:



Stop this nonesense talk. Your community no get Oil near my own.

Says the online Ijaw man