Standup9ja - Okowa kicks against fraud in kerosene supply

Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has called for necessary action to ensure regular supply and appropriate pricing of petroleum products to ease the suffering of Nigerians.

 Okowa made the at the commissioning of an ultra-modern filling station owned by North-West Petroleum and Gas Company Limited in Asaba.

 

The governor observed that it was unacceptable that most Nigerians buy kerosene above the official price, yet the product was not readily available, insisting that any action which would ease the  suffering of the masses would be welcome, especially in Delta State.

 

“Our people have been finding it very difficult to get kerosene at the appropriate prices, so, we are very much interested in its regular supply at the right pricing,”  Okowa said.

 

"It has been an unlikely thing in the past few months to have kerosene at the appropriate prices and I believe that this will lead to greater competition and also drive other filling stations to try to keep their prices at the price that has been stipulated by the authorities,” the governor stated.

 

While commending the management of North-West Petroleum and Gas Company Limited for establishing ultra-modern filling stations in the state, Okowa urged the company to take advantage of the availability of crude oil and gas in the state to establish modular refineries, assuring that his administration was ready to facilitate acquisition of land for such investment.

 

“We would rather want a modular refinery to be established here in Delta State than in other places; after all, we produce the crude, the transport of the crude will be close by and we will find a place that is very close by for you so that you would not need to have transportation challenges,” he  assured.

 

"I truly think that if we have a proper direction in our country, the modular refinery is the best process to go through now and the more we have it in various areas, particularly where oil is being produced, the better. It will be for our nation; it will improve employment opportunities, improve on the availability of products, reduce restiveness and ensure continuity and the constancy of crude oil production in our nation.”

 

A director in the company, Dr Olaolu Modashiru in a welcome address stated that the friendly environment for investment attracted the company to Delta State, assuring that the company has a reputation of having products at all times at the right price.