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From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN) has dispelled the speculations in some sections of the media that the recently refurbished Port Harcourt Refinery Company (PHRC) has stopped working few weeks after if was celebrated for resuming operations after turn around maintenance.
Mr. Blessing Akinlosotu, Executive Director, NCSCN, in a statement, on Monday, said a team of the council officials will pay an assessment visit to the refinery soon, but it could confirm that the refinery was operational, up and running, based on reliable information available to it.
“Available and verifiable information show that the PHRC is fully operational and delivering efficiently. This confirmation then poses a big question to why some people are attempting to mislead the public with the non-operational narrative.
“Undoubtedly, Nigerians desire functional refineries to alleviate sufferings of the people occasioned by incessant scarcity of petroleum products, especially during festive season, of which NNPCL and the Port Harcourt refinery have contributed immensely.
“We can reaffirm that the PHRC is fully up and running. Therefore, the current attempt by some saboteurs and their media cohorts is totally unacceptable.
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“While this great news and milestone is being celebrated, it appears there is calculated media propaganda to be-cloud this feat, detract, and discredit the laudable operations at the PH refinery.”
The Civil Society Council, therefore, called on Nigerians to see through these lies and support NNPCL’s efforts towards improving local production of petroleum products.
It further confirmed that it has perfected arrangements to lead a 50-man strategic stakeholders/head of civil society organisations on an independent assessment visit to the refinery in January 2025 to interact with the PHRC management with view to furnish the citizenry with first hand facts and figures concerning production capacity and operational records of the refinery
It confirmed that findings at the strategic working visit will be made public globally for avoidance of doubts by Nigerians and interest groups.
