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Afam Obiago, the
Economic Adviser to governor. Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta , says the
state government is re-positioning to take advantage of the provisions
of the Local Content Act.

Mr. Obiago told the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba that the act would help to
promote production of inputs and improve manpower in the oil and gas
sector locally. He said the state was ‘‘beginning to recover from its
staggering position in oil and gas production’’ which was hampered by
militants’ activities in the recent past. “What the act seeks to do is
to promote what you can find both in terms of products, technology and
manpower locally” he said, adding that about 40 per cent of gas
production in the country comes from Delta state.