Osinbajo leads expert discussion on gas as enabler for economic recovery at NLPGA summit

Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s vice president will lead global industry leaders drawn from the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa at the forthcoming Nigeria Liquified Petroleum Gas Association ( NLPGA) 10th International LPG Conference the organisers have said.

The conference with the theme; “LPG: Pivoting Economic Recovery for Households and Industries in Nigeria and Africa”. will be hosted virtually due to the mood of the times and in line with social distancing precaution is scheduled for Friday, December 4, 2020.

The Nigeria LP Gas Association is the umbrella body of all Stakeholders in the LP Gas sector in Nigeria.

The virtual conference will facilitate interactive discussions among speakers and panel members to achieve the conference’s crucial aim of amplifying the role of the entire LPG value chain to drive sustainable adoption of LPG towards spurring economic growth and improving the wellbeing of households across sub-saharan Africa, the organisers say.

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Some of the speakers, scheduled and confirmed to join the Vice President at the conference include:

Keefer Douglas – Director, Midstream Oil and NGLS Research and Consulting, IHS Markit, Washington DC, United States and Samson Muumba, president Africa LPG Association, Zambia.

Others are Olalere Odusote – Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Audrey Joe-ezigbo president, Nigeria Gas Association and Co-founder, Falcon Corporation Limited, Dayo Adesina – Program Manager, LPG Expansion Implementation Plan, Office of the Vice President of Nigeria and Tony Attah, managing director, Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas among others.

“The speakers and panellists will focus on interrogating pertinent industry issues, proffering actionable and significant solutions towards achieving an accelerated POST-COVID 19 economic revival, with gas as a pivotal enabler,” the organisers said in the release.

Some of the topics to be addressed and presented include, “The Place of Gas in Nigeria’s Accelerated Economic Recovery Plan”, “Harnessing LPG to Drive an African Economic Renaissance”, “Leveraging Gas to Build Lagos 21st Century Economy”, “Unboxing the National LPG Expansion Plan”, and “Strategies and Imperatives for Broadening Market Access for LPG in Africa”.

The conference panel sessions will address critical issues centred around funding, leveraging opportunities, the adoption and acceptance of LPG as a significant driver towards rebuilding the economy.

Commenting, Nuhu Yakubu, the President, NLPGA, said: “On behalf of the Governing Council, I am delighted to have this impressive line-up of thought leaders as Keynote Speakers, Panellists and Moderators confirm their participation at the NLPGA’S 10th International LPG Conference. In the words of great author and lecturer, Hellen Adams Keller, ‘alone we can do so little; together we can do so much’.

“In the past decade, we have brought together brilliant minds from across the shores of Africa and the world to interrogate salient issues in the global and local LPG markets and how we can enrich the wellbeing of households through the adoption of cleaner fuels. This year, despite the pandemic, we are proud to maintain this tradition of excellence and quality discourse in our flagship engagement forum,” Yakubu said.