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Nigerian Government Probes Dirty Fuel As Fresh N300m Litres Of PMS Arrives To Assist Scarcity.

300m litres of PMS arrive Lagos, FG begins probe of dirty fuel

After five days of agony, with many drivers across the country struggling to fill their tanks, respite seems to be on the way for motorists. Already, two vessels have arrived at Lagos ports, waiting to discharge Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), known as petrol, The Guardian gathered yesterday.

The vessels, as stated in the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) publication, Shipping Position, arrived on Tuesday at ASPM jetty Ijora and yesterday at Pinnacle jetty, Apapa.

The document noted that two other ships arrived along with the PMS-laden vessels with salt and containers and have started discharging at the ports.

The document further noted that 18 ships laden with other products are expected to arrive in the country from February 10 to 22. The expected ships contain wheat, fish, sugar, gas, container and cargo.

This corroborated the assurances of the Federal Government, which through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), said, yesterday, that at least six vessels were ordered by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited had arrived in the country.

The Chief Executive Officer, NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, said the vessels came in with 300 million litres of petrol meant to close the gap created by the adulterated petrol withdrawn from depots and filling stations.

The regulator had on Tuesday said the limited quantity of PMS with methanol quantities above Nigeria’s specification was discovered in the supply chain.

Ahmed, ahead of a meeting with industry stakeholders in Lagos, said the regulator had been able to work with the technical team that included the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), NNPC and the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) to address the issue......

HOWEVER, the Federal Government has vowed to carry out an in-depth investigation into the circumstances surrounding the circulation of adulterated petrol in the country. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, who briefed newsmen after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in Abuja, yesterday, said steps were already being taken to address the situation.

Petrol diluted with methanol has been circulated in the country, giving motorists great concerns, even as they lament the damaging effects of the adulterated product on their vehicle engines.

Sylvia said he had met with President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, over the situation, confirming there are issues needing attention.

Asked whether the culprits behind the importation of the dangerous fuel had been found or if there would be sanctions meted out to them when they are identified, Sylva said: “The issue did not come up in Council, but of course, you will recall I was here yesterday to brief Mr. President on the issue. I’m not in a position to disclose the identities of the companies, but there are some issues and we are actively tackling them.

“I will also convey your question to NNPC and maybe NMDPRA, but we’re actively handling it and I want to assure you that the problem will be a thing of the past very soon,” he said.

On whether culprits would be blacklisted or victims compensated, the Minister said: “I didn’t expect you to rush to any conclusions, there’ll be a major investigation to unravel everything and then let’s really get to the bottom of it before we can come back and tell you what is going to happen to the culprits.

"We know that some people’s vehicles must have also been damaged, that is also going to be taken into consideration in dealing with the situation,” he assured.

Source:The Guardian



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