Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has said President Bola Tinubu is prioritising the development of the country’s gas sector because of the country’s comparative advantage in the area.
He further explained that the president’s focus on the area will reverse years of neglect by previous administrations.
Onanuga, made this known in an interview with Channels Television further clarified that there was no time President Tinubu declared or referred to himself as Minister of Petroleum, attributing the designation to media misrepresentation.
The president’s spokesperson explained that two ministers currently oversee the oil and gas sector, and the president sees no need to label himself a minister.
Making reference to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s expression of regret for not focusing more on the gas sector during his tenure, the president’s spokesperson said since Nigeria possesses more gas than oil, President Tinubu is correcting this oversight by giving the gas sector the attention it deserves.
“We have two ministers, and one of them focuses on gas. That is an area that this government found that in the past Nigeria neglected the gas sector.
“Whereas Nigeria is more of a gas country than an oil country. President Tinubu is focusing on gas. Recently, President Obasanjo said he made a mistake during his time by not focusing on gas.
“And now, president Tinubu is rectifying that by making sure that we are focusing now on gas,” Onanuga stated.
