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    Seventeen Story Edifice Launched by President Buhari as the Headquarters of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board in Yenagoa Bayelsa State

    Posted On 15 Aug 2020
    By : New Africa Business News, Staff Correspondent
    Comments: 12

    By Abdul Rahman Bangura–

    Photo Credit: Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board

    NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– President Muhammadu Buhari on August 13th, 2020 initiated the seventeen story Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) headquarters in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, recorded to be the highest building in the South-South and South-East, ensuring Nigerians that; his administration will expend the more on infrastructure and local content.

    The president reiterated the need for the country to produce what it consumes as well as for export, saying sustaining the current push for local content in all areas of the country’s economy is non-negotiable. The President at the virtual liturgy noted COVID-19 had exhibited that, autonomy was vital, if the country must strengthen its appropriate position in the frith of nations. Buhari was aided by former President – Goodluck Jonathan; Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri; President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan; his deputy, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege; Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva; Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Mele Kyari; Traditional Rulers and Heads of Agencies under the Petroleum Ministry. Others included Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; his information counterpart, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Simbi Wabote, his predecessors, Ernest Nwapa and Denzel Kentebe, amongst others.

    Buhari stated, the current authorization by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) of a N2.3 trillion Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP) was also in line with his administration’s desire to thrive local content, create jobs, pump money into the economy, support local small businesses and prioritize locally-made goods.

    “The plan is aimed at the promotion of local production, local services, local innovation, and the use of local materials” the president expanded. He also mentioned the current insecurity in the country to unemployment. And that with the fulfillment of the building, it would linger a juncture of citation to the people of the Niger Delta that, the exploitation of oil and gas was not in vain. While guaranteeing to do more for the region, Buhari noted that the fact that the project was completed in record time emphasized his government’s intention not to abandon projects. He asserted happiness that, the formation of the structure was almost wholly carried out by Nigerian engineers, contractors and consultants, adding that it underlines what are possible if Nigerians wholeheartedly concentrate on carrying out a task.

    He said: “This commissioning brings to the fore the importance of local content in all the facets of our national life, especially with the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.

    “I believe strongly in local production and patronage of our goods and services as one of the surest ways to empower our citizens and give them the opportunity to excel in their chosen professions and businesses.

    “That is why two of the executive orders issued under our government are related to the enforcement of local content in procurements and contracts to further replicate the successes in the oil and gas industry.

    “The impact of the pandemic has shown the imperative that we must produce what we eat and produce enough for our requirements and more for export. All these policy directives and programmes are also meant to address some of the causative factors of insecurity.” The President interpreted the seventeen storey house – The Nigerian Content Tower, as a consideration of his administration’s push to give infrastructure nationwide to entice investments, create jobs and eliminate poverty.

    In his statements, Sylva said the fulfillment of the project was a pivotal accomplishment in the portfolio of emphases given to the ministry, expanding that, with the endless improvements in the Oil and Gas Sector, the memoirs are being remade from obscurity to transparency and from despair to development.

    “The commissioning of this building is symbolic in many ways: It shows that Mr. President is keen to see infrastructural development in every part of the country; it shows that skyscrapers and other laudable infrastructure can be built in the Niger Delta.

    “It shows that indigenous contractors can perform wonders when given the right opportunities; it shows that the people of Bayelsa and indeed the entire Niger Delta are receptive to development, and it shows that Nigerian content is here to stay,” he stated.

    He described the 10MW gas-fired power plant in partnership with NAOC JV to service the new headquarters building and the NCDMB industrial park under construction as a landmark.

    Sylva said: “This gas-fired power plant is just a tip of the iceberg as the ministry under the direction of Mr. President is set to unlock the opportunities in our gas resources instead of just quoting the statistics of our gas endowments every year.

    “Our declaration of the Year 2020 as the Year of Gas is no fluke. Throughout the year 2020 and beyond, our focus on gas development will be significant: from export gas to domestic gas, from LPG to CNG to mini-LNG, from power to fertilizer.

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    “We will devote our energy to unlock the gas below the ground and eliminate the wastage at the flares. I call on local and international investors to join us in these efforts for the benefit of all.”

    The Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Wabote, in his address, stated that about half of the surface of the building was buried below to keep it standing and provide structural foundation support, using 207 piles, each at 800 millimeter diameter, driven to 30 metres depth.

    He said: “We put a lot of thought into the design of the building not only to bring out a magnificent edifice but we also focused on the subsequent usage covering the ergonomics, acoustics, security, safety, energy efficiency and maintenance.

    “Some of the specifics include the use of fire-retardant façade, intelligent building management system that cuts down power consumption by 25 per cent, the provision of an over-hanging cradle on the roof slab to clean the four sides of the building, zero voice transmission through the walls of the conference center, scissors design in the ramp of the multi-level car park to avoid head-on collision, and many others too numerous to mention.

    “The materials used are 76 per cent Nigerian content with the tiles, electrical cables, granite, and many other building materials produced in Nigeria. The manpower used for services and labor is over 95% Nigerian content. The skills transferred to the local workforce in the construction of a high-rise building have been unprecedented.”

    NNPC boss, Kyari, described the completion of the building as a testimony to the fact that with the right mindset, anything can be delivered in the country.

    He said skills had been deployed in building the edifice and pledged the corporation’s support for the NCDMB and the Niger Delta people.

    Bayelsa State Governor, Diri, who commended the president for not abandoning the project, urged him to pressure the oil companies to move their headquarters to the state where they do a large chunk of their business.

     

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    1. Grace August 15, 2020 at 3:07 am Reply

      Great reporting always. Am one of your many Nigerian fan. Thank you all. Lagos Nigeria. Grace

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      President Buhari is a great leader. Doing great for our people. I had to believe, he is list rich African President. You know why. Cause money is not everything for him. Am a fan too, of this online newspaper. Thank you for reporting. Abuja Nigeria. Enny

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      Mr. Buhari and many other Leaders are trying their very hard to make our great continent, great as before. Africa as you know, Mother of civilization. Don’t believe their written history books. Beautiful reporting. Melody Benin City Nigeria

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