President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his willpower to unlock Nigeria’s fuel assets to energy industries, enhance electrical energy provide, create jobs and enhance export earnings.
He mentioned this amid the indigenous engineering agency Lee Engineering’s achievement of constructing two compressor stations to allow the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System to function at its full capability of 2.3 billion commonplace cubic toes of fuel per day.
The President spoke whereas receiving the Founder and Chairman of Lee Engineering Group, Chief Dr Leemon Ikpea, CON, on the State House, Abuja.
President Tinubu reaffirmed his administration’s Nigeria First coverage and urged worldwide oil corporations working within the nation to provide competent Nigerian engineering and manufacturing corporations better alternatives to take part in main power tasks.
Lee Engineering is dealing with the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of two midline compressor stations in Edo State. Although the pipeline’s designed capability was elevated from 1.1 billion to 2.3 billion commonplace cubic toes of fuel per day underneath the ELPS II growth, the compressor stations are wanted to boost working stress and allow the pipeline to ship at its full capability.
The mission is predicted to strengthen fuel transportation to energy crops and industries alongside that hall, help elevated fuel provides to neighbouring West African nations by the West African Gas Pipeline, and create alternatives for extra export income.
President Tinubu mentioned Nigeria First should translate into extra contracts for succesful Nigerian corporations, better use of domestically manufactured gear and extra expert jobs for Nigerians. He inspired worldwide oil corporations to construct stronger partnerships with indigenous engineering corporations which have demonstrated the capability to ship complicated tasks.
He additionally pointed to his administration’s 2024 govt orders and presidential directives on native content material compliance, contracting prices, and approval timelines as measures to draw funding, lower delays, and develop alternatives for Nigerian companies.
Dr Ikpea counseled the President’s Nigeria First coverage and disclosed that Lee Engineering’s fabrication yard in Warri, Delta State, is manufacturing some elements for the compressor stations and homes a number of the most superior fabrication gear within the trade.
He famous that Nigerian corporations have invested closely in fashionable gear, expertise and expert personnel and may now undertake complicated EPC tasks beforehand dealt with by international contractors, holding extra jobs, experience and financial worth inside Nigeria.
Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information & Strategy)
October 22, 2026
