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NNPCL’s Killing Nigeria’s Economy through Fuel Importation ~ South South Group

ksmar November 19, 2024 Business Leave a comment 327 Views


… Urges NNPCL to Start PH, Warri Refineries now

A group, known as Stand-Up South South Security Group (SSSSG), has accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and so-called oil cabals, of killing the country’s economy through the importation of refined petroleum products.

The group lamented that between 2007 and now, the NNPCL had “wasted $20 billion on repairing the (nation-owned) refineries, with several promises of starting dates yet no refinery is working.”

In a statement on Monday in Abuja, signed by Comrade Dickson A. Onisiru, coordinator, the group accused NNPCL of spending the people’s money on fixing refineries, with nothing coming out of it.

They urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to “immediately direct NNPCL to give account for these billions of dollars wasted on rehabilitation of moribund refineries.”

They also called on Nigerians who are already subjected to hunger and poverty due to high cost of fuel importation to asks NNPCL when the 3 refineries will start working.

“The NNPCL should start the refineries now or let Mele Kyari leave or be removed from that office for his failure and inability to get the refineries working”

The group also described the importation of fuel as a deliberate plan targeted at frustrating all domestic and local refineries including the Dangote Refinery.

It called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to “think deep and not to allow NNPCL and oil cabals to destroy his government, by making life difficult for Nigerians.”

They alleged that NNPCL has become a tool in the hands of opposition to undermine the administration of President Tinubu.

“We are beginning to suspect that the NNPCL, oil cabals and fuel importers have a simple agenda to frustrate Tinubu’s govt and Tinubu’s efforts to end importation of fuel. This is why the NNPCL has deliberately made sure that PH and Warri refineries are not working, just to sustain their importation of fuel.

“Moreso, why are they making unnecessary noise about monopoly, but NNPC had the monopoly for decades. The NNPCL should start refineries now and there will be no more monopoly. So, why are they not starting the refineries? This is why President Tinubu must compel the NNPCL to start the refineries immediately”

“They are plotting and conspiring to kill local refineries and Dangote Refinery, just as NNPCL had killed PH, Warri and Kafuna refineries because of their fuel importation business. The Federal Government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must do everything possible to support other local refineries and the Dangote Refinery domesticated in Nigeria.

“If President Bola Ahmed Tinubu wants Nigerians to take him serious, he must stop all fuel importation now. President Tinubu must ensure that fuel importation ends in this 2024. The President should collaborate with owners of local refineries as well as Dangote Refinery to achieve end to importation of refined products”

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