Nasarawa State Governor, His Excellency, Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule has expressed confidence and optimism that the future of the State lies in oil and gas, essentially because of the miraculous discovery of commercial quantity of hydrocarbons in parts of the State.
Engr. A.A. Sule disclosed this while playing host to elders of the Alago ethnic group who were on a courtesy call at the government house on Wednesday.
According to the Governor, Nasarawa State is blessed when it comes to the area of oil and gas, following the discovery of hydrocarbons in Keana has also extended into some areas in the Benue trough, into Obi, Agwatashi and Aloshi parts of the State.
Based on his experience in oil and gas industry, which he described as amazing and unprecedented for coal deposits to foreshadow substantial oil and gas deposit as it was discovered in Agwatashi area of the state.
“They thought it was just going to be coal in that area but because of the presence of coal that is foreshadowing, and this is the first time in history, with my little knowledge of oil and gas, that I am seeing coal actually covering hydrocarbons and gas. This is some amazing discovery that have not been seen in other places. Believe me, I had the opportunity of seeing oil and gas activities in various States and that’s what took me to Ukraine. In Agwatashi area, the coal is now on top of the hydrocarbon. In engineering, it’s a beautiful thing for us,” he explained.
Engineer Sule also used the opportunity to sensitize the Alago ethnic group to belong to no other party than the All Progressives Congress (APC), most especially, now that the nation is positioned to play critical role in the success of the party.
“I therefore call on you, that the Alago ethnic group should have no other political party than the APC. Because the truth of the matter is that God has been kind to you and God has been kind to APC by ensuring that we all come together to make Nasarawa State better,” he stated.
