Former Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mele Kyari
Refineries: CSOs threaten mass protest, shutdown of NNPCL (Updated)
The protect, it said, would lead to the shutdown of the corporate headquarters of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) in Abuja.
The group also called for an immediate action against the NNPCL’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mallam Mele Kyari, over the prolonged inactivity of the Warri and other refineries, despite a $3 billion pumped into the rehabilitation.
Operating under the Coalition of Civil Society Groups Against Corruption in the Energy Sector, the organisations expressed dissatisfaction at the NNPCL’s lack of transparency.
“We shall rise against this act of irresponsibility. Nigerian refineries must be put into full function,” declared coalition spokesperson Engr. Efe Irabor.
He said that Kyari’s management had compromised Nigeria’s energy sector, hindering progress and stability.
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The group contended that Kyari’s leadership was derailing efforts to improve the local refinery capacity, which negatively impacts millions of Nigerians relying on affordable fuel.
Highlighting their specific grievance, Irabor cited allegations that NNPCL’s regulatory measures actively discourage competition, referring to the Dangote Refinery example.
“If crude was willingly sold to the Dangote Refinery, it would have reduced fuel prices, easing burdens on the masses,” he stated.
The coalition also criticised NNPCL’s alleged plans to convert Warri and Port Harcourt refineries into blending plants, claiming this benefits certain importers of high-sulphur fuel products with severe environmental impacts.
The coalition has pledged a “Two million-man march” to the National Assembly if no satisfactory response is forthcoming, underscoring the public’s demand for accountability over refinery funding.
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