……Advocates Establishment of Modular Refineries as quick win
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) called on the federal government under President Bola Tinubu to as part of efforts to curb incessant fuel scarcity across the country, hand over the management of Warri oil and Gas Refineries and others, to any reputable Indigenous Companies within the oil rich Niger Delta Region for optimal productions.
That the relative peace in the Niger Delta which has led to increase in the production of daily crude oil is a positive testimony that the region has embraced real peace deal and should be applauded by all Nigerians.
This was contained in a statement signed by Comrade Bedford Berefa Benjamin, Spokesman for the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, from the National Headquarters,Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, South South, Nigeria on
Tuesday.
According to the statement, the IYC re-emphansized that the overbearing crisis rocking the oil sector was not as a result of crude oil deficit but the inability of management saddled with the responsibilities of the nation’s mono-economy soaked with corruption tendencies at the different oil refineries.
The Ijaw Youth singled out Tantita Security outfit and others with positive intentions to grow the nation’s national assets for their patriotism,saying “with Tantita Security outfit, the issue of complacency and unpatrotic tendencies of previous handlers of the Petroleum sector in the Niger Delta region have been put on checks.
This has led to increase in the daily production outputs of crude oil in Nigeria, a testament that any reputable Indigenous Niger Delta Companies can handle the management of Warri and even Porthacourt refineries for optimal output.
”The rythorical failed timelime given by the management of Port Harcourt refinery to function has clearly shown that the NNPC and other players are playing politics with national growth and development.
”We therefore, recommend that establishment of modular refineries as quick and prompt solutions to the Petroleum crises and Indigenous private players should be given a license to operate such refinery, based on their capacities and tracked patriotic tendencies that will lead to increasing daily crude oil production in the country.
”In conclusion, we affirmed that the Warri refinery should be handed over to either Tantita Group or any other reputable Indigenous Niger Delta Companies to curb fuel deficit and Scarcity across the country.
”We commend President Tinubu’s administration in his Renewed efforts to write the wrongs and stabilise the economy, especially in the oil sector” the statement reads.
