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Abuja based lawyer and activist, Comrade Deji Adeyanju, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries.
Adeyanju in an open letter to the President seen by PM NEWS on Monday also noted that the Port Harcourt Refinery has started churning out petroleum products.
The activist said he decided to commend Tinubu after confirming claims that the two refineries have been fully rehabilitated and are now functioning
“Following my personal confirmation of the veracity of the stories, I am compelled to publicly commend President Bola Tinubu for rehabilitating the refineries,” he said in the open letter.
He noted that the rehabilitation and restreaming of the two refineries will not only ensure availability of petroleum products to Nigeria, but will ultimately help to drive the the cost of petroleum products for the overall benefit of Nigerians.
“At a time when Nigerians are groaning over the huge cost of petroleum products, especially PMS, it is a huge relief to observe that the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries have come back to life, with the possibility of driving competition that will ultimately bring down the prices of petroleum products across the country,” Adeyanju said.
He, however, said with the successful rehabilitation of the refineries, President Tinubu should embark on measures to check rampant oil theft in the country.
Adeyanju also urged the President to do more to fulfill his promise of improving the lives of the average Nigerians.
“Having taken steps to revamp the refineries, the President must go further by blocking all illegal exploitation of the nation’s oil resources by non-state actors.
“It is now obvious that the Nigerian Navy is overstretched and can no longer protect our oil facilities alone. In this light, I call on the President to direct the army to maintain increased presence across our oil facilities and protect them from oil theft.
“While commending Mr. President for the positive steps taken on the refineries, I urge him to take urgent steps to ensure that the life of the average Nigerian is improved, in line with his campaign promises,” Adeyanju said.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) had recently announced the completion of the rehabilitation of the Warri Refinery weeks after the revamp of the 60,000 bpd Port Harcourt Refinery was completed.
The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd., Olufemi Soneye in a statement on Thursday said the revamp of the two plants was not the typical Turnaround Maintenance (TAM) of the past, but a comprehensive overhaul, designed to meet global standards.
He added that the 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) Port Harcourt Refinery and Kaduna Refinery are undergoing similar comprehensive overhaul, designed to meet world-class standards.
Soneye added that NNPC Ltd was committed to enhance and maintain the refineries to global standards for sustainable operations.
“This progress has been driven by the visionary leadership of the NNPC Limited board and the management team led by GCEO Mele Kyari, alongside President Bola Tinubu’s transformative policies in the energy sector,” he said,” he said.
