The
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said local refining
of crude is the only way to make fuel available and easily accessible to all
Nigerians.
He said every other measure to put an end to
the recurring problem of fuel scarcity will only work temporarily.
Mr. Dogara made this known on Tuesday when he
received the executive members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff
Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, in the National Assembly.
He said while consultation was ongoing on the
part of leadership at different strata, the results will only achieve temporary
relief until refineries are functioning enough to refine crude locally to meet
the demand of Nigerians.
“Unless we are able to refine crude locally, we
will never be in a position as a nation to say bye to fuel scarcity and that is
the truth.
“Anyone who thinks we can depend on importation
and still solve this problem is deceiving himself.
“When you import, you are depending on so many
variables. These variables are not within your control and anything can happen
along the line that may result in this.”
“The solution is to refine crude locally and
end this shame once and for all.
“The final solution will be to refine this
crude, put it in the filing station and say bye to fuel scarcity,” he said.
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