President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has assured Namibians that she will use strict legal control on the oil and gas industry to improve transparency in the sector.
She made this assurance during a recent interview with Al jazeera.
She was responding to concerns around transparency, political interference and a lack of independent regulatory oversight.
“In everything you do, there will always be critics. But I have to tell you that the mandate I got from the Namibian people is to do what I believe is right for them,” she said.
Nandi-Ndaitwah said because of the history of oil and gas, its dynamics and because it is a new industry for Namibia, she saw it appropriate to put it under her office.
She said it requires close monitoring as she believes it creates jobs for many Namibians.
“I want to assure the Namibian people that having taken an oath to defend and protect the Constitution and the Namibian laws, there is no way I can manage this industry outside the Namibian laws,” she said.
She said her office will run the affairs of the oil and gas industry in accordance with the country’s laws.
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