Engr. Felix Ogbe, ES NCDMB
…Collaboration between governments, private sector and local communities demonstrate successful local content strategies.
-Felix Douglas
The Executive Secretary (ES), of Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe was excited that the Board is part of a collective effort to shape Africa’s energy future.
Engr. Ogbe made this statement at the 10th Sub-Saharan African International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC). He said the topic: “Africa’s Local Content Collaboration Strategy” clearly reflects desire of the industry.
“The insights from the SAIPEC 2025 conference show that the journey towards fostering local content in Africa’s energy sector is a work in progress.”
According to Ogbe, evident lesson from those insights is the realization that for Africa, collaboration is and must remain a cornerstone of its strategies.
The NCDMB helmsman posited that collaboration between governments, private sector players, and local communities continues to demonstrate itself as bedrock upon which successful local content strategies must be built.
Nigeria’s local content strategy has been deliberate and systematic.
First, it is focused on deepening indigenous participation, capacity building with policies and guidelines that prohibit the transfer of certification to intermediaries.
Ogbe believed that this approach is aimed at ensuring that the Board works with competent and capable contractors which will be a critical criterion in technical tenders.
“At the continental level, our drive for Africa must be anchored on collaboration. We must collectively leverage the Brazzaville Accord to promote regulatory harmonization, sectoral cooperation, and an Afro-centric approach to local content development. By aligning our frameworks and minimizing bottlenecks, we can make our projects more competitive and economically viable to enable us to compete for funds globally.”
The establishment of Africa Energy Bank under APPO, in partnership with Afreximbank, represents a strategic milestone, Ogbe added.
He stressed that the Bank is designed to mobilize capital for African energy projects, provide access to more affordable financing, strengthen industry players, and boost capacity across the continent.
The NCDMB boss urged all stakeholders, governments, regulators, investors, and industry leaders, to actively support the realization and operational success of the Africa Energy Bank so as to unlock sustainable growth across Africa’s energy sector.
The fact that the path forward for the African Energy Sector, requires collaboration and shared vision.
“By working together, across borders, industries, and sectors, we will be able to craft a robust, all-inclusive, and sustainable local content strategy that propels Africa’s energy sector to new and greater heights in a rapidly changing World.”
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