….Kyari Not Responsible For Adulterated Fuel
The Integrity Youth Alliance has condemned the call for the resignation of the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mal Mele Kyari.
In response to the call by a pro-Nigeria civil society organization (CSO) known as Nigeria First, the Board Chairman of the Integrity Youth Alliance, Adewole Kehinde on Friday in Abuja, said that it would be appropriate to do an investigation before jumping to a conclusion.
“We must commend Mal Mele Kolo Kyari for his boldness to tell Nigerians the whole truth about the imported adulterated fuel,” the statement said.
“We won’t rule out sabotage on the adulterated fuel because the agencies in charge of carrying out certification performed all necessary checks satisfactorily in both Belgium and Nigeria.”
Is it that the Nigerian partners are not happy with the foreign partners that supplied the petroleum motor spirit? When was the last time the tank farm where the petroleum motor spirit was stored was clean? When was the last time the tankers that transport Petroleum Motor Spirit was stored clean? Why are people quiet on the role of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria when they are part of the certification process?
“There is no doubt that the importation of the adulterated fuel has caused more harm than good, but Mal Mele Kolo Kyari and Mal Farouk Ahmed must be commended for salvaging the situation quickly with the importation of 300 million liters of petroleum motor spirit. Therefore, giving them a seven-day ultimatum to leave the office is baseless and inessential, “it added.
It would be recalled that both the GMD of NNPC and the CEO of NMDPRA at separate press briefings on Tuesday, confirmed the importation of adulterated PMS by some oil marketers into the country.
The GMD NNPC said its investigation has revealed the presence of Methanol in four petrol cargoes imported by MRS, Emadeb/Hyde/AY Maikifi/Brittania-U Consortium, Oando, and Duke Oil.
The NMDPRA boss, on his part, told journalists on Tuesday that, “petrol with methanol quantities above Nigeria’s specification, was discovered in the supply chain,” adding that, “Methanol is a regular additive in petrol and is usually blended in an acceptable quantity.”
