Nigeria and Morocco say they are determined to deliver gas pipeline agreement in record time

During a meeting held Tuesday, the managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said that Nigeria and Morocco have agreed to deliver the gas pipeline bilateral agreement in record time, Nigerian newspaper Sun news online reports.

While receiving the Moroccan ambassador to Nigeria Moha Ou Ali Tagma, Mallam Mele K. Kyari said Morocco and Nigeria are «completely aligned with the MoU signed by our two governments. We will take it forward and ensure that those terms that are particularly related to oil and gas industry are delivered in record time».

«This is very important towards job creation, economic prosperity and ultimately, the achievement of overall peace and stability across the entire African continent», Kyari added.

Kyari referred to the Pipeline Cooperation Agreement (PCA) signed by the two African countries to build a gas pipeline that would link Nigeria to Morocco through the West African sub-region.

The agreement was part of a number of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed in December 2016 and in June 2018 during separate state visits of King Mohammed VI and President Muhammadu Buhari.