The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG has called for the revitalisation of Nigeria’s ailing refineries to pave way for sufficient local supply of petroleum products across the nation.
The oil workers, who argued that it was a shame for the country to be depending on imported products for local consumption, urged President Buhari to use his second term in office to end Nigeria’s reliance on imported products.
The union, which made its position known during its National Executive Council, NEC-In-Session, noted that Nigeria’s over dependence on petroleum products importation has made the country to be very vulnerable to the antics and manipulations of local and foreign barons.
NUPENG President, Williams Akporeha who said three refineries, could not sustain the economy, called on government to construct new refineries with full capacities. He argued that no matter how government maintains the old refineries, they would never come to full capacity due to the large population of the country.
