Senate Frowns At Delay On Execution Of $2.8bn AKK Gas Pipeline Project
Orders Brentex CPP Ltd to speed up on $1.27billion component of the project.
By People’s Voice Nigeria | News
The Senate, on Tuesday, expressed serious displeasure over the delay in execution of $2.8 billion Ajaokuta- Kaduna- Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project by Brentex CCP Limited.
Senate Committee on Local Content, Chaired by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), took up management of Brentex CPP Limited, on $1.27 billion stations execution component of the contract during an interactive session with them at the National Assembly Complex.
In his presentation, the Chairman of Brentex CPP Limited, Sani Abubakar, lamented that part of the delay in the execution of the contracts, was attempt being made by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd ( NNPCL), to descope $1.27 billion station component of the contract.
“NNPCL has written us that they are descoping the $1.27 billion stations (TGS) component of the contract and we have been in discussion with them for the past eighteen months. So, the delay on execution of the contract is not from us but from NNPCL”, he said.
However, the Chairman of the Committee in her response, told the Brentex Chief Executive that based on information at her disposal through documents submitted, NNPCL is making the move to take the stations component of the contract from Brentex for delay in execution.
“Should i tell you , you are refusing to mention something. The reason why NNPCL is considering descoping that is that, they are not satisfied with the pace of work.
“Let’s be very honest, they said the supposed to be completed in 2022, it wasn’t completed and they gave you first extension to 2023 and even recently extended again to complete everything by May, 2025.
“To the very best of every stakeholders’ knowledge, the stations are in your control because it still makes part of the $1.27billion as you said and the only person delaying is you.
“Consequently to sum it up , just submit every correspondence between your company and NNPCL.
“If they have written to you to descope , let us see that letter because I’m very sure , NNPCL must have stated in such letter that if you do not complete by so, so , we will take away this. They won’t just say we are descoping”.
