Host Community Trust Fund Gets Stronger Push with New Federal Committee

Mrs. Patience Oyekunle (left) Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, , delivering her address, while her counterpart at the Ministry of Regional Development, Dr. (Mrs.) Mary Ada Ogbe (right), looks on during the inauguration of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Host Community Development Trusts (HCDTs) in Abuja.

"The committee is tasked with strengthening synergy among key stakeholders and promoting seamless information sharing, in line with presidential directives."

The Federal Government has set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee to boost coordination and ensure strict compliance in the implementation of the Host Community Development Programme.

The committee was formally inaugurated in Abuja by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Patience N. Oyekunle, alongside her counterpart from the Ministry of Regional Development, Dr. (Mrs.) Mary Ada Ogbe.

Permanent Secretaries of the Ministries of Petroleum Resources and Regional Development, Mrs. Patience Oyekunle and Dr. (Mrs.) Mary Ada Ogbe, (center) flanked by members of the Inter-Ministerial Committee shortly after the inauguration of the HCDTs Committee in Abuja.

Designed as a collaborative and advisory body, the committee is tasked with strengthening synergy among key stakeholders and promoting seamless information sharing, in line with presidential directives.

Its membership comprises representatives from the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Ministry of Regional Development, and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), reflecting a unified approach to advancing host community development initiatives.

This is contained in a statement issued and signed by Rotimi Sanusi on behalf of the Head, Press and Public Relations Unit of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources Abuja.