Kachikwu said this on Thursday in Abuja during a one-day public hearing of the National Assembly Joint Committees on Petroleum (Downstream), investigating the causes of recent fuel scarcity recorded across the country since December 2017.
The minister, who decried the poor state of the refineries over the years, condemned their inability to produce sufficient fuel for the country.
According to him, it is shameful that a country after over 35 years cannot produce sufficient fuel for its citizens.
“I have said that selling crude is a fairly wrong model which is akin to selling our agricultural products in the wrong way and nobody does that anywhere in the world anymore.
“Unless we have operational refineries, there will be no permanent solution to the fuel crisis in the country,’’ Kachikwu said.
He also said that a lot of work was going on to ensure private sector participation in refining crude oil.
“The gearing up of private refineries and the modular refineries will complement the efforts of the government-owned refineries to ensure there is adequate supply of petroleum products in the country,” said the minister.
He said that government had mapped out strategies to ensure availability of petrol which will be sold the at the government-regulated price.
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Hmm. But it's two years plus, by now President Buhari and Minister Buhari (For Petroleum) should have fixed the refineries. What's stopping him? According to then governor Fashola:a serious government should be able to provide power within 6months. Now he is minister of power after 2 years he and PMB have solved problems of power. You see yourselves facing your words. Liers APC
ReplyDeleteBut it was same you who said it was cheaper to import petroleum products than refining them in Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteSome times I marvel at the level of confusion displayed by political actors in dis administration. It's just mind boggling.