…orders Brentex CPP Ltd to speed up project completion
The Nigerian Senate through its Committee on Local Content has frowned at the delay on execution of the $2.8billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project by Brentex CCP Limited.
The Committee chaired by Senator Natasha Akpoti – Uduaghan (PDP Kogi Central), specifically took up management of Brentex CPP Limited, on the $1 27billion stations execution component of the contract during an interactive session with them.
In his submission, the chairman of Brentex CPP Limited, Sani Abubakar, lamented to the committee that parts of the delay in the execution of the contract, is the attempt being made by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) to descope $1.27billion station component of the contract.
“NNPCL has written to us that they are descoping the $1.27billion stations (TGS) component of the contract and we have been in discussion with them for the past eighteen months.
“So, the delay in the execution of the contract is not from us but from NNPCL “, he said.
Responding, the chairman of the Senate committee told the Brentex chief executive that based on information at her disposal through documents submitted, NNPCL is making the move to take the stations component of the contract from Brentex for delay in execution.
Senator Akpoti – Uduaghan said: “Should I tell you; you are refusing to mention something. The reason why NNPCL is considering descoping is that they are not satisfied with the pace of work.
“Let’s be very honest, they said the project was supposed to be completed in 2022, but it wasn’t completed and they gave you first extension to 2023 and even recently extended again, to complete everything by May, 2025.
“To the very best of every stakeholder’s knowledge, the stations are in your control because they still make part of the $1.27 billion as you said and the only person delaying it is you.
“Consequently, just submit every correspondence between your company and NNPCL.
“If they have written to you to descope, let us see that letter because I’m very sure, NNPCL must have stated in such a letter that if you do not complete by so and so, we will take away this. They won’t just say we are descoping”.
