Nigeria, Morocco sign 5000 km gas pipeline, fertiliser deals

According to information from the Royal Palace of King Mohammad VI in Rabat, the signing ceremony took place on May 15, 2017, with the presence of many African countries which the pipeline would pass through and other international experts which include sovereign funds and major international energy companies.

The Foreign Minister of Morocco, Nasser Bourita, who presented the broad guidelines of the projects, the signing of the agreements reflects the shared vision of the two leaders, President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, and King Mohammed VI of Morocco in favour of a sustainable, active and solidarity based joint development for Africa.

The Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline is a gigantic project with about 5000 km long which is expected to cross a dozen of countries as well as create tens of thousands of jobs opportunities that will positively impact the life of over 300 million people in Africa.

The pipeline is designed with the aim of speeding up electrification projects in the whole West African region; setting up a competitive regional electricity market; develop an integrated industrial hubs in the sub-region across manufacturing, food-processing and fertiliser sectors; and enhance the utilisation of natural resources for local and international markets.

Benefits for the Agreements to Nigeria

Nigeria is expected to gain from the expertise of the Moroccans in the Fertilizer industry, as the partnership will cover the entire agricultural value chain in Nigeria.

This will put in place fertilising solutions at lower cost and adapted to the nature of the Nigerian soil, the climate and the environment.

The Moroccan government is also expected to provide the country with more than two million tons of fertilisers under the strategic partnership established between the Moroccan "OCP Group” and Nigerian "Dangote" group.

It would be called that the Dangote Refinery in Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) also include a large fertiliser plant and a phosphoric acid unit.

The signing of these agreements reaffirms the African governments’ drive of generating economic growth and development from collaboration among one another, rather than relying on external aids and loans to finance its development quest.

The Nigeria delegation was led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Godfrey Onyeama, and had the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbe, his counterpart in the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, the Governor of Jigawa State and Chairman, Presidential Committee on Fertiliser, Abubakar Badaru.

Nigeria, Morocco sign 5000 km gas pipeline, fertiliser deals

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