ATIKU JUMPS WHEN NNPC REVEALS ITS PLANS TO SELL THE PORT HARCOURT REFINERY

Babatunji Wusu –

Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s 2023 presidential candidate and a former vice president, responded to news that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) was considering selling the recently restored Port Harcourt refinery.

On Monday, the NNPCL declared its plan to turn over management and upkeep of the Port Harcourt Refining Company to private companies.

The NNPCL, in a statement published on its website on Monday, described its hunt for renowned and competent operations and maintenance companies to take over the refinery’s management.

Various facets of refinery business activities, such as production and operations planning and execution, environmental management, health and safety management, and small project supervision, would fall under the purview of the chosen company.

Nonetheless, Atiku stated in a tweet on Tuesday morning that it would have been preferable if the NNPCL had sold the refinery prior to its rehabilitation.
The NNPCL was given a mission by Atiku, who had previously argued in favor of privatizing the oil industry, to inform Nigerians about the advantages of doing so.