President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the resuscitation of the moribund refinery in Warri, Delta State. On Monday, the NNPC Limited announced that the long abandoned refinery is now Functioning up to sixty percent of its capacity.
This is coming on the heels of resurrection of the Port Harcourt refinery in Rivers State. The president commended the NNPC Limited for making the refinery work again and thah it has strengthened the hope of the people of the country.
The weekend talked through his spokesperson Bayo Onanuga on Monday. The refinery would be producing 60,000 literes of fuel per day according to the information released by the oil company.
The president that the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) would “make Nigeria a hub for downstream industrial activities in Africa.”
Tinubu didn’t forget to acknowledge the efforts of the last administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, which awarded the contract of rehabilitation and overhauling of the government’s refineries.
He said, “The All Progressives Congress-led administration of President Muhammadu Buhari awarded the contract for the complete rehabilitation and overhaul of the four state-owned refineries.”
The statement continued, “President Tinubu noted with confidence that with the 125,000 (bpd) Warri Refinery now operating at 60% capacity, his administration’s comprehensive plan to ensure energy efficiency and security is entirely on course. He praised the Mele Kyari-led management of the NNPCL for working hard to restore Nigeria’s glory and pride as a major oil-producing country.
“The restart of Warri Refinery today brings joy and gladness to me and Nigerians. This will further strengthen the hope and confidence of Nigerians for a greater and better future that we promised. This development is a remarkable way to end the year following the feat recorded earlier with the old Port Harcourt Refinery. I am equally happy that NNPC Limited is implementing my directive to restore all four refineries to good working condition.
“I congratulate Mele Kyari and his team at NNPCL for working hard to restore our national pride and make Nigeria a hub for crude oil refining in Africa,” President Tinubu said.
President Tinubu enjoined NNPCL to accelerate repair work on Kaduna Refinery and the 150,000 (bpd) second refinery in Port Harcourt to consolidate Nigeria’s position as a global energy provider.
WRPC will focus on producing and storing critical products, including Straight Run Kerosene (SRK), Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), and heavy and light Naphtha.”
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