The President of the Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) and Regional Coordinator for Africa, International Gas Union (IGU), Akachukwu Nwokedi, has urged Africa to move decisively toward coordinated policy, shared infrastructure, and collective diplomacy to transform its vast natural resources into broad-based prosperity.
Nwokedi, a statement in Abuja at the weekend said, highlighted the critical role that geopolitics plays in the energy sector, arguing that regional alignment will give Africa the scale, resilience, and credibility required to attract capital, manage volatility.
Delivering a goodwill address in Abuja at the just concluded Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES) 2026, Nwokedi declared that regional energy cooperation is no longer optional but a strategic necessity in an increasingly volatile global energy order.