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Nigeria And Morroco Working On A Gas Pipeline Project
Nigeria and Morocco have agreed to build a regional gas pipeline project that would connect Nigeria’s gas resources to West African countries and Morocco.
This was one of the agreement reached during the three-day visit of Moroccan King President Mohammed VI.
Speaking to State House Correspondents, The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Geoffrey Onyema, said the gas pipeline project would also accelerate energy and electrification projects across the affected member countries.
“On the occasion of the visit of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to Nigeria, and following the discussion with President Muhammadu Buhari in Marrackeck, on the sidelines of the Conference of the Parties (COP-22), and also in Abuja , the Kingdom of Morocco and the Federal Republic of Nigeria decided to study and take concrete steps toward the promotion of a regional gas pipeline project that will connect Nigeria’s gas resources, those of several West African countries and Morocco.”
According to him,the pipeline project would be designed with the participation of all stakeholders.
He further said that Nigeria and Kingdom of Morocco also agreed to develop integrated industrial clusters in the sub-region in sectors such as manufacturing, Agro-business and fertilizers to attract foreign capital and improve export competitiveness.
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