Mele Kyari, Group Chief Govt Officer of the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Company Restricted (NNPCL), faces mounting criticism as a coalition of over 100 civil society organisations calls for explanations for the stalled operations on the Warri Refinery.
Regardless of a reported $3 billion allotted for its rehabilitation, the refinery stays inactive, elevating transparency and accountability considerations.
Working underneath the Coalition of Civil Society {Groups} Towards Corruption within the Power Sector, the organisations have threatened a mass protest at NNPCL’s company headquarters if swift motion shouldn’t be taken.
Engr. Efe Irabor, the coalition’s spokesperson, voiced the coalition’s frustrations: “We will rise in opposition to this act of irresponsibility. Nigerian refineries have to be put into full operate.”
Irabor burdened that Kyari’s management has hindered progress within the vitality sector, noting how refinery inactivity burdens thousands and thousands of Nigerians counting on inexpensive gasoline.
He accused NNPCL of undermining competitors, notably citing crude provide points involving the Dangote Refinery.
“If crude was willingly offered to the Dangote Refinery, it will have lowered gasoline costs, easing burdens on the lots,” he added.
The coalition additionally raised considerations over NNPCL’s alleged plans to rework Warri and Port Harcourt refineries into mixing services, claiming this conversion may benefit choose gasoline importers to the detriment of environmental requirements and native refinery capacities.
In a decisive transfer, the coalition has pledged to mobilise a “2 million-man march” to the Nationwide Meeting if solutions stay elusive, underscoring the general public’s demand for transparency in refinery funding and operations.