OpeOluwani Akintayo 03 December 2018, Sweetcrude, Lagos — Oil marketers in the country have issued a 7-day notice to the Federal…
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Mkpoikana Udoma 26 April 2918, Sweetcrude, Port Harcourt — The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream, Sen. Kabiru Marafa, has…
“This 8th Senate is here to expose every corruption in the system, irrespective of how highly-placed those involved are, and therefore, the reason for this public hearing today. This unconstitutional and illegal practice must be addressed and we are not going to rest until it is fully addressed.”
The corporation called on the Senate Downstream Committee to assist in ensuring that the outstanding debt was settled to enable NNPC effectively achieve its obligation as the supplier of last resort to the downstream sector.
“The NNPC Act is a law on itself and the National Assembly is the one responsible for enacting laws, so, if there is any remedy or solution; as one of the senators, the issue is look into the Act establishing these entities; NNPC,CBN etc.”
Sen. Marafa lamented the amount paid by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was not approved by the National Assembly as required by law.
“It is the opinion of the Senate that instead of resorting to false claims and shifting blames in the mould of ‘Blame Someone Else’, both the executive and legislature should work together to solve this unnecessary fuel crisis which is making life more difficult for our people.”
The three men, including Alhaji Abdullahi Sanusi Fari, Elder Chinedu Okorokwo and Mr. Obasi Lawson, all stood up to introduce themselves as ‘National President’ of the association, causing a stir at the event.
“I have directed all members of this committee to go back to their constituencies to investigate the problem at the grassroots so that we take approximate measures to address the scarcity.”