NEITI executive secretary Orji Ogbonnaya Orji said this at a stakeholder’s consultation and validation meeting on Thursday in Abuja.
Mr Orji said NEITI organised the event to domesticate ideals of the IWD into its operations.
Mr Balde expressed hope that the group would be reconstituted quickly.
“Our allies in this industry are few, but with an ally like the EFCC, we feel strong and confident,” the NEITI chairman said.
The report, he said, also covered nine selected states Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Gombe, Imo, Kano, Nasarawa, Ondo and Rivers.
Onumah decried lack of effective whistleblower protection compounded by ineffective access to laws
According to the NEITI boss, a total of $13.2 billion dollars was remitted from the sum to the federation account.
Mr Uzodimma welcomed the clarification given on the three per cent operating cost of the oil and gas companies.
This positive trend, he said, reflected a continuation of the upward positive trajectory observed in the sector over the past five years.
NEITI reiterated the need to deploy, use and share beneficial ownership information and data.
