FG confirms Anambra’s status as oil producing state

The Federal Government has at last recognised Anambra as one of the oil producing states in the federation.

National chairman of Host Communities Producing Oil and Gas, HOSCON, Prince Mike Emuh who disclosed this yesterday at Anambra State Traditional Rulers’ House, Government House, Awka, while  briefing traditional rulers in the state, said  the Federal Government had also  approved 10  modular refineries in all the 11 oil producing states in the country out of which one of the refineries would be cited in Anambra.

Emuh further told the traditional rulers that the Federal Government also approved the employment of 10,000 youths from all the oil producing states, out of which 1,000 youths are to be employed in Anambra State, adding that he was in the state to ask the royal fathers to mention a particular place where the modular refinery would be cited in the state and to prepare for the selection of the youths to be employed.