Ovie Omo-Agege, deputy president of the senate, and Mohammed Monguno, chief whip of the house of representatives, are among top members of the national assembly that will meet with host communities in the Niger Delta region over the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).
Monguno chairs the house technical committee on the PIB.
The event, scheduled to hold on November 17, 2020 at Owerri, Imo state, is being organised by OrderPaper Advocacy Initiative.
In a statement on Thursday, Oke Epia, executive director of OrderPaper Advocacy Initiative, said the parley would create an opportunity for stakeholders to make contributions to the bill.
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“Speakers billed to drill down on the bill and the issues are Engr. Joe Nwakwue and Prof. Wunmi Iledare, both renowned petroleum industry experts of global repute; as well as Dr. Otive Igbuzor, acclaimed development expert and Founding Executive Director, Centre LSD,” Epia said.
“The OrderPaper Colloquium Series are designed to reinforce the current legislative processing of the bill.
“The first HostCom Colloquium was held in Abuja on July 12, 2018 and was chaired by Hon. Alhassan Doguwa, then chief whip of the house of representatives and chairman of the ad hoc Committee on PIB.”
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The PIB has since scaled second reading at the senate.
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