In furtherance of his declared commitment to doing all within his powers to ensure greater accountability, probity and transparency in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan today established three committees to prepare draft White Papers on the reports of the Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force, the National Refineries Special Task Force and the Governance and Controls Special Task Force.
The White Paper Committee on the Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force Report will be chaired by the Minister of Labour, Chief Emeka Wogu, with the Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, Minister of State, FCT, Oloye Jumoke Akinjide, and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs II: Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed as members.
The White Paper Committee on the report of the Governance and
Controls Special Task Force will be chaired by the Minister of Lands, Housing
and Urban Development, Ms. Ama Pepple.
Other members of the committee are Minister of State, Defence, Erelu Olusola
Obada, Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, and Minister of State for Agriculture
and Rural Development, Mallam Bukar Tijani.
The White Paper Committee on the report of the National
Refineries Special Task Force has Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc.
Mohammed Sada as Chairman, and Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina,
Minister of State for Health, Dr. Muhammad Pate and Minister of State
for Education, Mr. Ezenwo Nyeson Wike as members.
The Office of the
Secretary to the Government of the Federation will provide secretariat for the
Committees.
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