Zacch Adedeji, acting executive chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has been appointed to lead the steering committee of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas, PICNG.
This much was made known in a statement by Kimchi Apollo, deputy director, corporate communications and stakeholders’ management, Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority NMDPRA, Friday evening.
The statement revealed that the inaugural meeting of the committee took place yesterday, with a focus on strategies needed to expedite action on the implementation of the Presidential directives on CNG Initiative.
It is worth noting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had earlier approved the appointment of the members of the
PICNG Steering Committee was set up with the aim of examining the development and promotion of gas as an alternative fuel, aligning with his commitment to alleviate the impact of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians.
The members of the committee include Mrs Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser to the president on Energy, Engr. Farouk Ahmed, the Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Dr. Armstrong Takang, Managing Director of Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI). Mr. Olalekan Ogunleye, the Executive Vice President, Gas, Power, and New Energy at NNPC Limited, Mr. Toyin Subair Senior Special Assistant to the President (Domestic) and Senior Special Assistant to the President (Finance), Mrs Denike Laoye.
