In line with the administration’s commitment to
transparency, probity, and accountability in the petroleum sector, President
Goodluck Jonathan has directed that a comprehensive report of the Petroleum
Revenue Special Task Force chaired by Mallam Nuhu Ribadu should be presented to
him this week.
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu |
Special Adviser to the
President on Media and Publicity Dr Reuben Abati in a press release said the Committee which was set up in
February 2012, was required to, among other tasks, determine and verify all
petroleum upstream and downstream revenues (taxes and royalties, etc,) due and
payable to the Federal Government of Nigeria, and to take all necessary steps
to collect all debts due and owed; to obtain agreements and enforce payment
terms by all oil industry operators. The presentation of the Committee’s report
will take place on Friday, November 2, at 11 am, at the State House, Abuja, Nigeria's federal capital territory.
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