Arise Television anchor, Rufai Oseni has called on President Bola Tinubu to explain to Nigerians how $3 billion was spent on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, refinery in Port Harcourt.
Speaking during Arise Television’s Morning Show on Friday, Rufai criticised the Nigerian government regarding the ‘inconsistent’ claims surrounding the refinery’s revitalisation.
He highlighted a contradiction where President Tinubu congratulated the NNPCL on the refinery’s successful operation in 2024, but now claiming that it would work again.
Rufai questioned the effectiveness of the $3 billion spent on the turnaround maintenance, suggesting that the money may have been wasted or mismanaged.
He demanded transparency and a full accounting of how the $3 billion was utilised.
His remarks stemmed from the statement of the President during a meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he said the
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