CCDI to Curb Oil Theft, Revamp Nigeria’s Energy Sector

  • CCDI and Washington varsity will host a session during the upcoming spring meetings of the World Bank and IMF Boards of Governors from April 15-20 in US.
  • The objectives of the session is to highlight the challenges of oil theft, tackle the menace, and the prospects available to potential investors in Nigeria’s energy sector.

The Centre for Convention on Democratic Integrity (CCDI), a non-governmental organisation based in Nigeria and Maryland, United States, has announced a collaborative effort with the University of Washington to curb oil theft and revamp Nigeria’s energy sector.

CCDI and University of Washington will host a session titled “Sustainable Energy Security in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges, and Prospects” during the upcoming spring meetings of the World Bank and IMF Boards of Governors scheduled to take place between April 15 and 20 in Washington DC, United States.

A statement jointly signed by the Permanent Representative of CCDI, Olufemi Aduwo, and a Director of Clean Energy, University of Washington, Prof Dan Schwart, on Tuesday noted that the session aimed at addressing critical aspects of Nigeria’s energy security landscape.

Aduwo said the objectives were to highlight the challenges of oil theft and the international dimension of tackling the menace, as well as the prospects available to potential investors in Nigeria’s energy sector.

According to the CCDI representative, the mission of CCDI is to ensure that the world remains an unparalleled community of freedom, peace, security, and shared values, including individual liberty, human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.

Aduwo said that regardless of the global economic situation in Nigeria, all hands must be on deck to resolve the crisis and the major issues. “The government must tackle corruption and end stealing with impunity among government officials, including elected officials and top civil servants,” he stated.

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