Lokpobiri denies saying NNPCL should stop running refineriesBy Jeffrey AgboMinister of State for Petroleum Resources (oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has denied directing the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to stop running its own refineries and focus solely on equity participation in other refineries.
Kamoru Busari, Director of Upstream in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, who represented me at a recent conference in Lagos.
“I wish to categorically state that the claim that I directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to stop running its own refineries and focus solely on equity participation in other refineries is false.
This does not represent my position as Minister overseeing the oil sector, nor does it reflect the stance of the Federal Government.
The Ministry of Petroleum Resources does not control or run NNPCL, as it operates independently like any corporate entity.
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