…hails President Tinubu, Kyari
By Ime Silas
Former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK ) has lauded the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration on the successful takeoff of the Port Harcourt Refinery saying it’s one of the most encouraging things that had happened in the petroleum sector for many years.
FFK who is also a former Culture and Tourism Minister, while expressing his views in his response on the development however, chidded those he accused of attempting to discredit the leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
In a veiled mockery of the President of Dangote Group and owner of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Femi Fani-Kayode noted that Oil business was not same thing as sales of sugar, spaghetti, rice or cement.
Dangote has roundly been accused by Nigerians of allegedly trying to monopolize the petroleum sector, after having successfully monopolized, according to them, other commodities like cement, sugar, etc.
According to FFK “The resurrection of the PH refinery is one of the most encouraging things that has happened in the petroleum sector for many years and the credit for this must go to the the President and the GMD of NNPC. It is a pity that some elements in the private sector who are new in the field are doing all they can to undermine and understate this great victory for Nigeria.
“The oil business is not the same as selling sugar, spaghetti, cement or rice and no matter how hard you try you cannot muscle your way and create a monopoly on the sale of refined products as you did for other commodities over the years”.
While wishing the NNPCL and private refineries in the country huge successes, Fani-Kayode said: “NNPC will go from strength to strength and once its other refineries are working as well Nigerians will have cause to smile again. Let the new kid on the block flourish but let the NNPC refineries flourish too.
That should be our goal and not a squalid attempt to discredit NNPC and its leadership. Every optimistic and true lover of Nigeria’s progress and President Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda must be proud of the GMD Mele Kyari.
His tenacity, bravery, ingenuity and forthrightness has been rewarded with this great feat. Surely this is hope renewed for Nigerians”.