The administrator of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya, yesterday, called authorities of oil firms purportedly answerable for the supply of contaminated fuel into the country.
Gaya, who spread the word about this during an analytical hearing on importation of defiled Premium Motor Spirit (petroleum) in Abuja, said it was an officeholder on authorities of the organizations to clarify their jobs regarding this situation.
He emphasized the purpose of the House to proffer answers for difficulties of fuel supply in the country. He added: “Despite the fact that methanol is a standard added substance in petroleum, it is generally mixed to an adequate amount. The new stockpile is damaging to our delicate economy and the over-simplification of our residents.”
However, the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari, who showed up under the watchful eye of the legislators, acquitted his outfit of fault since it didn’t know about the presence of methanol in the fuel imported.
Conceding that methanol is one of the added substances utilized during the fuel refining process in Europe and China, he guaranteed the administrators that the issue would not rehash.
As would be natural for him: “We lament what is happening, which is unavoidable. We didn’t see it coming and we apologize to Nigerians.”
In the meantime, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC)- drove organization against “its proceeded with heartlessness toward the sensations of individuals.”
The resistance said Nigerians are bit by bit being pushed to riot against expanding difficulty and agonizing circumstances, especially notwithstanding supposed endeavors “to safeguard APC pioneers behind the importation of poisonous fuel into the country.”
In an articulation by its public exposure secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the party likewise denounced asserted “moves by APC interests to additional siphon cash from the public money chests by looking to draw an amazing N201 billion under the appearance of tidying up the harmful fuel, rather than uncovering the offenders and getting them to bear the expense.”
PDP said: “Is it not disheartening that the APC organization has kept on turning hard of hearing ears to the cries by Nigerians to end its debasement and depository stealing from binge and facilitate the enduring individuals, occasioned by its scum and manifest ineptitude in administration?”
It said Nigerians were stunned when news broke throughout the end of the week that NNPC was looking for an expected N201 billion to tidy up the defiled fuel.
PDP affirmed: “Obviously this is one more ploy by authorities of APC organization to keep on stealing the public depository to support APC’s gear prepares of the 2023 decisions, as well as money the inefficient ways of life of it pioneers at the disadvantage of different Nigerians.”
