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| Aisha Buhari with crew of the ship |
Wife of the President Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has
unveiled a new vessel of the Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas company billed to
join in the fleet of the organization .
While performing the "naming ceremony "in
Seoul South Korea ,today ,Mrs Buhari said the acquisition of the new
vessel,named LNG ABUJA 11 was an additional impetus to the growth of export
related businesses that will improve revenue generation for Nigeria .
"for example ,more than $10 million dollars was
generated from the export of quality Nigerian materials to Korean shipyards
"
According to Mrs Buhari ,among other recorded
achievements ,the relationship of the two countries was quite in line with the
goals of the present administration of furthering the development of human
capital and job creation .
Mrs Buhari expressed confidence that despite
challenges in the global energy sector, Nigeria and south Korea will continue
to occupy important positions with respect to international energy security and
development .
She noted that although nigeria is undergoing a
process of transformation for improved quality of life of the people ,it became
absolutely necessary to provide avenues for businesses to achieve their full
potentials to compete grow and deliver long term value ,"I stand by this
principle because that is how great countries like south Korea were
built".
The wife of the President commended the NLNG for the
new stride "nothing makes me proud than the knowledge that Nigerians and Nigerian
companies actively participated and benefited directly from the construction of
the new (ship) vessel .
Mrs Buhari emphatically said "the ship has
nigeria written all over it "and expressed hope that participating
companies in the sector will continue to export to shipyards across the world
and make nigeria to shine in every shore for increased economic development .
The vessel , Named LNG ABUJA 11 is billed for
the fleet of the NLNG and specifically for BONNY GAS COMPANY ,a subsidiary of
the NLNG Ltd .It was built by SAMSUNG AND HYNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES South
Korea .
Nigeria produces 22million tonnes of LNG per annum
AND SOLD TO North America and Europe by the SHIPS
The new vessel LNG ABUJA 11 was built with local
content that earned Nigeria vast export revenue.A good number of some
Nigerian youths were part of the Crew in the new vessel .
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