The ALSCON Project was successfully implemented during the administration
of General Sani Abacha GCON, Head of State and Commander in Chief
of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
As an aircraft circled for descent at the Port Harcourt International Airport, 70 km South West of Ikot Abasi, numerous gas flares glowed against the night sky in the horizon. The scene arrested the attention of two passengers visiting the country for the first time.
'That is wealth being burnt away', one said.
'It is', confirmed the other.
The thought of putting a part of the gas to a more productive use set their minds ablaze. This was way back in the 1970's.