defence of the nation’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, particularly in the maritime domain, for the economic well-being of the country. He pledged to sustain the war against the economic saboteurs of the nation’s oil resources. Ogalla said the Navy report and collaboration of coastal States, with Delta being a major coastal State. He said there has been a gradual increase in oil production in the country and commended the Governor for the construction of a jetty at the Naval Base in Warri.
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He said: “It is our determination to ensure that we remove all the hurdles and make sure that the oil companies produce without any hindrance. “We will look inward to also rid out any bad egg within our system because the environment we operate in is a very complex environment.
Commitment
“It is complex because you have a lot of people who use propaganda and other forms of misinformation to cast aspersions on the Nigerian Navy but that will not deter us in the performance of our tasks,” the Naval boss stated.
In a related development, Governor Oborevwori on Wednesday joined the National Executive Council (NEC) Committee on Crude Oil Theft and Management for its first meeting in Abuja, with a promise to restore Nigeria’s oil production profile and improve on it. The meeting, held at Imo Government Lodge, also developed an action plan and roadmap that would be used to confront crude oil theft head on, and resolved to identify the areas of leakages, likely causes and way forward.
– Ahon is the Chief Press Secretary to Delta State Governor.

