The Special Adviser on Political Affairs to Rt.Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, Honourable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas), Hon. Kufre Sam, JP, on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, visited the project site of Nsik Oil and Gas Company Ltd at Uqua Isi Edoho, Esit Eket Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State and witnessed the delivery of gas processing equipment at the facility.
Nsik Oil and Gas Company Ltd is one of the CNG mother stations promoted by the Midstream Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF).
The millions of US dollars gas processing facility in Uqua Isi Edoho, Eket LGA, Akwa Ibom State was attracted by Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo and supervised by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Gas).
Recalled that, some months ago, the Honourable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. (Obongemem) Ekperikpe Ekpo, PhD, alongside other stakeholders from the oil and gas industry, officially performed the groundbreaking ceremony with a promise of immediate commencement of the project upon arrival of the equipment.
Speaking with the press, the Minister’s Special Assistant on Political Affairs, Hon. Kufre Sam, expressed happiness for the extension of the invitation to him to witness the arrival of the first set of facilities from China at the project site by the Chief Consultant of Nsik Oil and Gas Company Ltd, Engr. Mkposong Asuquo.
He noted that his presence at the event has given him first-hand information to brief the Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas), Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo, saying that the President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu and the Honourable Minister, Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo, are passionate and committed to the actualisation of the project.
Hon. Kufre Sam applauded the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, who, upon removal of fuel subsidy, made CNG an alternative to PMS aimed at ameliorating the high cost of transportation of goods and services.
“I am very happy because the reality of what Mr. President has been preaching has come to birth in Esit Eket LGA and, by extension, Akwa Ibom State,” he noted.
He further thanked the Honourable Minister, Rt. Hon. (Obongemem) Ekperikpe Ekpo, PhD, who has been very passionate and intentional about the project, hence his approval for the two gas stations in Esit Eket and Ibesikpo as mother stations.
“These CNG mother stations, when fully operational, will create job opportunities, thereby promoting the ARISE Agenda of His Excellency, Pastor Umo Eno, PhD, and the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR,” Hon. Sam noted.
Earlier, Engr. Mkposong Asuquo, Consultant for Nsik Oil and Gas Company Ltd, disclosed that the project is a 10-Million Standard Cubic Feet (SCF) CNG capacity mother station. He appreciated the efforts of the Honourable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas), whom he described as instrumental in bringing the CNG station to the state.
Engr. Mkposong further disclosed that the facility will be commissioned for full operational service before the end of 2026.
