Fubara made the call at Government House Port Harcourt on Friday, while hosting the outgoing Managing Director/Country Chair of Total Energies EP Nigeria Limited, Mike Sangster, and his team on a courtesy call.
This was contained in a statement signed by Boniface Onyedi, media aide to the governor, and sent to newsmen on Friday evening.
The Rivers State Governor assured his guests that his administration will protect economic investments in Rivers State, and maintained that governance is about making the people happy.
He stated, “So, we will give you all the necessary support and encouragement, because if you don’t do your business in a conducive and secure environment, you won’t pay us our taxes and the tax is what we use to develop the state “.
In his remark, the outgoing Managing Director/Country Chair of Total Energies EP Nigeria Limited, Mike Sangster thanked the governor for the audience, stating that his company was one of the major providers of gas for the Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas Limited.
He pointed out that Rivers is one of its major operational bases and solicited the support of the government to secure its pipeline facilities.
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