Nigeria and Morocco on Saturday resolved to jointly promote a gas pipeline that will connect the two countries and some other African countries.
This was one of the agreement reached during the three-day visit of Moroccan King President Mohammed VI.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Geoffrey Onyema, disclosed this to reporters on Saturday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Onyema said the gas pipeline project
would also accelerate energy and electrification projects across the
affected member countries.
He said, “It is a great honour and
privilege to read for you a communique which outlines the strategic
visions that you both have for our two countries.
“On the occasion of the visit of His
Majesty King Mohammed VI to Nigeria, and following the discussion with
President Muhammadu Buhari in Marrackeck, on the sidelines of the
Conference of the Parties (COP-22), and also in Abuja , the Kingdom of
Morocco and the Federal Republic of Nigeria decided to study and take
concrete steps toward the promotion of a regional gas pipeline project
that will connect Nigeria’s gas resources, those of several West African
countries and Morocco.”
The minister said the pipeline project would be designed with the participation of all stakeholders.
This, he explained, is meant to create a
competitive regional electricity market with the potential to be
connected to the European energy markets.
He said Nigeria and Kingdom of Morocco
also agreed to develop integrated industrial clusters in the sub-region
in sectors such as manufacturing, Agro-business and fertilizers to
attract foreign capital and improve export competitiveness.
Credit: punchng
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