The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has called for more collaboration between the NNPC and the National Assembly.
The NNPC boss made the call while congratulating principal officers of the 9th National Assembly recently elected.
In individual letters to Senate President, Distinguished Senator Ahmed Lawan, Deputy Senate President, Distinguished Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Right Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Right Honourable Idris Wase, dated 11th June, 2019, Baru expressed heartfelt joy in their elections, adding that the Oil and Gas Industry would count on their enormous support to move the sector forward.
In his letter to the newly elected Senate President, Dr. Lawan, the NNPC GMD wrote: “At this critical period in our Country’s history, Nigeria deserves a President of the Senate that has enormous wealth of experience, of which, luckily, you embodied and are endowed with, making you a rare blessing to the nation’s body polity in dare need of strong, committed and purposeful leadership.
“I am hopeful that given your amiable nature, the 9thNational Assembly would work in harmony with the Executive and the Judiciary in the interest of Nigeria and its people,” Dr. Baru stated.
Dr. Baru in the letter prayed that God Almighty would give Dr. Lawan the strength and wisdom to steer the affairs of the Senate to justify the confidence his colleagues, the party and the generality of Nigerians reposed in him.
SOURCE: theoctopusnews.com