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Anambra State Government says it has recovered a substantial number of oil wells belonging to the state which were previously credited to Delta State.
Emeka Modilim reports that the Managing Director of Anambra State Solid Mineral Development Company and Chairman of Anambra State Petroleum Energy Resources Limited, Professor Charles Ofoegbu, who disclosed this in Awka while speaking to the ABS, explained that when approval is given to the report of a verification exercise conducted by the Revenue Mobilisation Commission on the oil wells, Anambra State will begin to receive additional revenue from the oil wells located on the Anambra maritime boundary with Delta State.
Professor Ofoegbu revealed that the state government is working hand in hand with foreign investors to put in place a modular refinery in Osamala, Ogbaru Local Government Area, that will produce petroleum and diesel to serve Anambra State and its neighbouring states, which will generate huge revenue for the state. He said that the state government is working tirelessly to recover a substantial number of Anambra oil wells currently being claimed by Imo, Delta, Rivers and Enugu States due to boundary issues, which will in turn increase the state’s thirteen percent oil derivation from the Federal Government.
He revealed that currently his agency is opening up a mining site at Ukpor in Nnewi South Local Government Area for the processing of kaolin, which will also earn the state huge revenue. He further said that the state government is working towards establishing a processing plant for bentonite at Achalagu, Nteje, while the raw materials are found in Umuchu and Ufuma, noting that bentonite, which is used in the oil industry, will also earn the state additional revenue.
Professor Ofoegbu maintained that the revenue Anambra State earns from the oil sector has contributed immensely to the spectacular performance of Governor Chukwuma Soludo in all sectors, including the construction of Solution Fun City.
