PIA steering committee inaugurated

Hon. Minister of state for petroleum resources, H. E. Timipre Sylva has inaugurated the steering committee, as well as the implementation working group/cordinating secretariat for the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). 

The Ministry disclosed that the terms of reference of the committee as approved by President Buhari are: to guide the effective and timely implementation of the Law in the course of transition to the new petroleum industry envisaged in the reform programme, to guide the effective and timely implementation of the Law in the course of transition to the new petroleum industry envisaged in the reform programme, to approve the Roadmap for Implementation which will be presented by the Implementation Working Group/Coordinating Secretariat, to do all such things as may be necessary and appropriate to give effect to and implement any provision of the Law as approved by Mr. President.

Other terms of references includes: to  approve or ratify the appointments of Consultants who will support the Implementation Working Group/Coordinating Secretariat, to approve the appointments of consultants who will support the implementation working groups or coordinating secretariat, to approve all recommendations for the institutional design and personnel movements as envisaged by the Law, to coordinate timely preparation of appropriate model licenses, leases and regulations including reviews and endorsement for presidential approval, and to approve all recommendations of actions or outcomes required to implement any provision of the Law.

The members of the steering committee are Chairman, Hon. Minister of state, petroleum resources, Timipre Sylva; Permanent secretary, petroleum resources, Dr. Sani Gwarzo; Group managing director, NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari; Executive Chairman, FIRS, Muhammad M. Nami; Senior special assistant to president on natural resources, Dr. Nuhu Habib; Representative of the ministry of finance, budget and national planning; Representative of the ministry of justice; External legal adviser, Barrister Olufemi Lijadu; and tive Secretary, PTDF – Head of the Implementation Working Group/Coordinating Secretariat, Dr. Bello Aliyu Gusau.