There was anger in the House of Representatives at the
plenary on Thursday over the recent importation of adulterated Premium Motor
Spirit, popularly called petrol, into Nigeria.
The House consequently resolved to investigate the matter,
insisting that the government officials in the import and distribution chain,
whose action or inaction led to the spread of the commodity, must be held
accountable.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, and MRS Oil
Nigeria Plc had traded blame on the issue.
The Group Managing Director, NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari, had
named MRS and three other dealers as the firms that imported the contaminated
products into Nigeria.
But MRS had on Wednesday denied any involvement in the
imports of the adulterated products, as it explained that methanol was
prohibited in petrol imported into Nigeria.
Details later…
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