Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has criticized Nigeria’s reliance on petrol importation, describing it as a shameful display for an oil-producing country to depend on foreign sources for fuel.
This is as the governors of the 36 states in Nigeria expressed dismay that despite being a member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, Nigeria still imports petrol.
Uzodinma, disclosed this while interacting with newsmen after the governor’s meeting which started on Wednesday in Abuja.
Uzodinma said, “We must encourage the homegrown solution that the President just introduced; encouraging Dangote Refinery.
“We should repair our Port Harcourt Refinery, repair our Warri Refinery, repair our Kaduna Refinery, and then produce what we eat, and eat what we produce.
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“We shouldn’t rely on importation of crude oil. For me, it is an aberration in the first place, to rely on importation of petroleum products as an oil producing country, while other members of OPEC of our status are now refining crude oil in that country.”
Recall that the governors had invited the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, to brief them on measures being taken to resolve issues regarding accessibility and affordability of petroleum products to alleviate the suffering of Nigerians.
The governors, who suggested the purchase of petroleum products in naira, also said refining the products locally would open an avalanche of opportunities for the citizens and boost the country’s economy.
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