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Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim on Wednesday tasked lawmakers not to just pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) but ensure that the bill on a holistic approach caters for the general interest of Nigeria and Nigerians.
TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Anyim, a former lawmaker and Senate President said this during the second session of the ongoing #TNGPIBConfab which he chaired.
“Let’s not ignore the real thrust, expectations that must be met in the PIB bill just because we want to urgently pass the bill. We should make provisions for local investors in the PIB bill and not jus wish all the opportunities to the global investors. Crude oil is going, will the law we want to make capture the challenges of the future. How do we secure the future of the country.
On derivation, we need to look at role of a state in managing derivation as well as role of NDDC in managing derivations for the communities; what is the place of the host communities and that of an impacting community; I think it is important that to address issues of impacting community, ” he said.