Nigeria, April 26 -- The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called on President Bola Tinubu to prioritise the construction of gas pipelines across the South-east, saying it is key to driving industrialisation and economic growth in the region.

Mr Kalu made the call, on Friday, during the launch of the Renewed Hope Partners (RHP) initiative in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, a statement by his media aide, Levinus Nwabughiogu, said.

The initiative is a grassroots mobilisation platform aimed at garnering support for the Tinubu administration.

The lawmaker, who represents Bende federal constituency of Abia State, said the gas infrastructure would provide Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Petroleum ...