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.
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