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Buhari Set For Virtual Flag-Off Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline

Buhari Set For Flag-Off Of Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline

President Muhammadu Buhari will tomorrow perform the flag-off of the building of the 40-inch x 614km Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline project.

The project, expected to be completed within 24-months, is a section of the Trans-Nigeria Gas Pipeline (TNGP) with capacity to transport about 2.2billion cubic feet of gas per day.

Dr. Kennie Obateru, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), explained that the flag-off would be performed virtually from the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja.

There will be simultaneous link to Rigachukun, Kaduna State and Ajaokuta Steel Complex, in Kogi State.