By: Felix Ikpotor
The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS PATHFINDER, says it is optimistic that the two million barrels per day crude oil production target of the Nigerian National Petroleum Limited (NNPCL), can be achieved before the end of 2024
The Commander, NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Cajethan Aniaku, said judging from the results achieved so far from its personnel, achieving the target may not be far fetched.
Commodore Aniaku, gave the assurance while addressing newsmen on Saturday in Port Harcourt, during its 4th quarterly road march.
He said, “We are almost 100 percent, we are very efficient in delivering our mandate and we have done that satisfactorily and our efforts are yielding desired results, because the production of crude oil as at today stands at 1.8 million barrels per day, which is a remarkable achievement.
“We are hoping that towards the end of the year, we might reach two million barrels per day production.”
Commodore Aniaku who led the
8 kilometres road march alongside other senior officers along Akar and Iwofe Roads in Rumuolumeni, Obio/Akpor local government area of the state, explained that the road walk was part of the Navy’s effort to keep its personnel physically and mentally fit to efficiently tackle challenges in the course of their duty of securing the nation’s maritime domain.
He said, “Today’s event is remarkable in Navy calendar. It is inline with the mission and vision of the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla.
“Today’s road march is for the last quarter of the year. It’s 8km march and we invited our sister agencies to come.
“The essence of the exercise is for us to exercise our body to increase our efficiency in work, our mental and physical outlets too, to enable us discharge our duties efficiently in line with our constitutional mandate.
“And equally to build relationship with other security agencies and work as a team to achieve the desired purpose of keeping the state and the maritime environment safe.”
The NNS Pathfinder Commander also assured of adequate security within the maritime environment, urging members of the public to collaborate with the Navy in providing credible information that will assist in the combat of crime and criminality in the state.
“We are very open to the public, anyone with credible information can come forward with it, we are open to receive such information.
“We will immediately take action whenever we get such information and confirm it to be positive.”
