The Secretary General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Haitham Al-Ghais, has professed that the relationship between Nigeria and OPEC will continue bro flourish.
Al-Ghais said this in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the ongoing 7th Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2024) in Abuja.
He described Nigeria as a critical and integral part of the organisation, and that the country had played outstanding roles with positive contributions that had impacted the decisions of OPEC, according to The Nation.
He extolled the valuable contributions of Nigeria’s public servants who had served as OPEC Secretary-General and President of OPEC Ministerial Conference, among others.
According to Al-Ghais, Nigeria and OPEC have things in common as Nigeria became an independent nation in 1960, the same year OPEC was formed.
“The relationship between Nigeria and OPEC will continue to flourish in the years to come with support for each other.
“Nigeria is the largest oil producer in Africa and an important player in the global scene.
“Oil represents such an economy and Nigerian development, and will continue to do so in decades to come,” he said.
