The Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA) said it will commence operations nationwide on Monday 18, February, 2020. To this effect, the association launched 26 operational vehicles for state executives to enable them monitor the activities of their members effectively.
Addressing a press conference after the National Executive Council’s (NEC) held at Chida Hotel in Abuja on Wednesday, NOSAGA President, Mr. Benneth Korie, said the association is out to complement government’s efforts towards reducing pipeline vandalization across the country.
According to him, the NEC meeting held that day took some resolutions aimed at ensuring that members of the association do not patronize products from vandalized pipelines.
Some of such decisions that includes the issuance of Suppliers Trust Way Bill. The way bill, he said will be used to identify the association’s members that lift their products from government approved depots.
“The NEC approved that the association will issue suppliers trust way bill, the way bill will be used to identify its members that lift their products from government approved depots,” he said.
In addition, the association will issue members with Supplier’s Trust receipts. “The trust suppliers way bill will help our monitoring units to identify those who load their products from government approved depots. This is a way of checking those who brings bad products (products from vandalized), if any.
“The trust way bill is designed to help us identity ourselves and as well check mate ourselves,” he said.
On helping members run their business, he said, NEC also approve decision to help our members to fund local purchase orders (LPOs). “We are discussing with the banks and any moment from now we will complete the process and sign agreements. “The process will provide a platform whereby any member of the association that secures an LPO from any company operating in the country and wants to take loans from the banks we will support by standing as guarantors to make sure such loan is secured and when it is secured we on our part will ensure that the product is delivered and the money paid to the bank.
“This is part of what we are discussing with the banks and I am sure that before the end of the month will conclude that process,” he said
We will also release our vehicles to all the state councils that has been inaugurated for their operations, this is at the state level and FCT. Earlier we gave vehicles to the officers of the four zonal councils this time around we are extending the gesture to the state councils.