Oil production rises to 1.8m barrels daily under Tinubu, Yari says

Former Zamfara State Governor and Director-General of the Renewed Hope campaign, Abdulaziz Yari, has said Nigeria’s crude oil production has increased to about 1.8 million barrels per day under President Bola Tinubu.

Yari attributed the increase to improved security and relative peace in oil-producing communities in the South-South region.

He stated this on Thursday while speaking at the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign rally in Benin City, Edo State.

According to him, the Tinubu administration inherited an oil production level of between 1.2 million and 1.3 million barrels per day but has recorded significant improvement.

“When Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu met the nation, production of oil was at 1.2 million, 1.3 million barrels per day. But today, because of the peace we have in the South-South, we are hitting about 1.8 million barrels per day,” he said.

Yari said substantial resources were being deployed to sustain oil production and secure host communities, adding that the government had recorded progress without the need for armed confrontation.

He also defended the administration’s handling of insecurity, saying its commitment to tackling the challenge was reflected in its actions.

The former governor said the administration’s manifesto had placed the protection of lives and communities among its priorities, promising a stronger focus on insecurity if Tinubu secures another four-year term.