The Pan-African Parliament has selected Gbenga Komolafe to speak at its Sixth Ordinary Session this month in Midrand, South Africa, where continental legislators will spend 14 days examining governance and development policies. Komolafe heads the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission and serves as interim leader of the Africa Forum for Petroleum Regulators and Frameworks. His selection reflects recognition of regulatory improvements Nigeria has achieved under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Parliament officials asked Komolafe in an October 17 letter to deliver remarks on legislative structures supporting sustainable upstream regulation across African energy markets. His presentation will reference changes implemented through the Petroleum Industry Act, which introduced digital licensing systems and stricter environmental monitoring. These measures helped raise crude output to approximately 1.7 million barrels daily while reducing gas flaring to 7.16 percent, among the lowest rates in 20 years.
The gathering opened on Monday, November 3, bringing together policy architects working on the African Union's Agenda 2063 development goals. Parliament organizers said Nigerian reform experiences will inform discussions about transparency standards and revenue allocation models for member nations. This represents just the second occasion in recent years that a Nigerian administrator has addressed a full parliamentary session.
Parliament officials asked Komolafe in an October 17 letter to deliver remarks on legislative structures supporting sustainable upstream regulation across African energy markets. His presentation will reference changes implemented through the Petroleum Industry Act, which introduced digital licensing systems and stricter environmental monitoring. These measures helped raise crude output to approximately 1.7 million barrels daily while reducing gas flaring to 7.16 percent, among the lowest rates in 20 years.
The gathering opened on Monday, November 3, bringing together policy architects working on the African Union's Agenda 2063 development goals. Parliament organizers said Nigerian reform experiences will inform discussions about transparency standards and revenue allocation models for member nations. This represents just the second occasion in recent years that a Nigerian administrator has addressed a full parliamentary session.
