Oil & Gas: Protection of National Assets Requires Active Collaboration of Operators, Host Communities, Says NSA

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt

Operators, as well host communities of oil and gas in the Niger Delta region have been encouraged to ensure active participation in the protection of critical national assets in their domain.

The Special Adviser to the National Security Adviser (NSA) on Niger Delta and Energy Security, Mrs. Grace Osaretin, made the call during a strategic stakeholders’ meeting on oil and gas security held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital.

The meeting was attended by the Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa, military commanders, security chiefs, traditional rulers, community leaders, and representatives of international and indigenous oil companies