By Peter Omopo
President Bola Tinubu has placed the $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project among his administration’s top priority infrastructure initiatives, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim revealed on Wednesday.
Speaking at the executive session of the African Parliament Union in Casablanca, Morocco, Ibrahim, who represents Nigeria at the gathering, said the President is committed to reviewing and reviving abandoned projects, with the transcontinental pipeline taking centre stage.
The ambitious project, which spans approximately 5,660 kilometres, is designed to transport up to 30 billion cubic metres of natural gas annually. The pipeline will run through 13 African countries, including Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, Mauritania, and Morocco, with Nigeria as the central supplier.
Highlighting the project’s regional significance, Senator Ibrahim said, “This initiative is expected to create thousands of jobs, stimulate industrial and digital development, and promote a more sustainable energy future for all the countries involved.”
He added that Morocco is poised to benefit strategically by becoming a key supplier of gas to European markets.
The project, first announced in 2016, aims to strengthen regional cooperation and enhance energy security across West Africa and beyond.
