The Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, on Saturday assured Nigerians tha...
The Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, on Saturday assured Nigerians that the era of fuel scarcity is gone for good.
Receiving the Man of the Year
Award from Nigeria NewsDirect newspaper, the NNPC GMD said that the
corporation had learnt a great lesson during the recent fuel scarcity in
the country.
“We have actualized the
lessons learnt, part of which is to ensure that at any point in time,
there should be sufficient products available for distribution across
the country.
“Most of our PPMC depots in Ejigbo, Mosinmi, Ibadan and other parts of the nation have sufficient product for distribution now.
‘NNPC is discussing with security operatives to stop smuggling of petrol products across our borders.
“We
are working along side with them to ensure safety of our pipelines
because we still have some areas in which vandals still disrupt our
pipelines,” he said.
Baru said he dedicated the Man of the Year award to all staff of the corporation.
Also
speaking, Dr Diran Fawibe, Chairman, International Energy Services,
urged NNPC to ensure that the nation’s refineries worked to its full
capacity.
According to Fawibe, the oil and gas sector is a major sustainer of the nation’s economy.
Earlier
in his welcome address, Dr Samuel Ibiyemi, Publisher, Nigeria
NewsDirect, said that the award was in recognition of the good work of
distinguished Nigerians to the country’s growth.
The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other Nigerians that received
awards include the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Raji
Fashola and CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele.
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