The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) on its handling of the scarcity of petrol motor spirit (PMS) experienced across Nigeria in recent times.
The NNPC had revealed that the scarcity was occasioned by the importation of adulterated fuel by suppliers.
Addressing a press conference on Friday, February 11 in Abuja, NYCN president, Comrade Solomon Adodo, said the council had set up a task force to monitor the situation.
Comrade Adodo who addressed journalists after an emergency session of the leadership of the council, said the task force of the NYCN wasted no time in carrying out its assignment and made so much discovery.
According to him:
“The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. led by Mele Kyari immediately ordered the holding back of all the affected products in transit (both truck and marine) after it discovered the presence of methanol in four petrol cargoes imported by MRS, Emadeb/ Hyde/Ay Maikifi/Brittania- U Consortium, Oando and Duke Oil.
“Our task force also found out that the NNPC also asked oil companies to embark on emergency supply of petrol to replace cargoes that were rejected as a result of their poor quality.
“These remedial actions aimed at arresting the use of the contaminated fuel inadvertently disrupted the country’s fuel supply chain and led to the damage of several cars.
“We are satisfied with the prompt action taken by the federal government in ordering for a full investigation into the bad fuel that damaged engines of some vehicles.
“In particular, we commend the transparency and full disclosure adopted by Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. under the leadership of Mallam Mele Kyari in getting to the root of the problem.
“Without doubt, the decision of NNPC to order the quarantine of all unevacuated volumes of the contaminated fuel saved the nation from a monumental scandal.
“This is a welcome departure from the past when the activities of the oil giant was shrouded in secrecy.”
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