According to them, energy is very vital to the socio-economic lives of people.
'It is also quite unfortunate that the country is ranked as the lowest in terms of access to electricity, globally.' Governor Oborevwori stated that the projects would no doubt benefit Nigerians, particularly the people of Delta, in many ways. According to him, Nigeria boasts a reserve base of 208.83 trillion cubic feet of gas, which represents 33 per cent of Africa’s total gas reserves. 'This places Nigeria ninth among countries with a high concentration of natural gas in the world.