ELDER statesman and national leader of Pan-Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has charged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sustain support for local refineries.
This is even as he commended Aliko Dangote on the successful completion of the Dangote Refinery and the rollout of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), urging other entrepreneurs like him to show similar commitment to the national development and upliftment of the people.
Clark, who, in a statement, appealed to President Tinubu that the regime of pricing must not inflict more suffering on Nigerians, reminded the president that this is also an opportunity to reopen the policy of creating modular refineries in the Niger Delta to complement the Dangote Refinery.
“In addition to this, the regime of pricing must not inflict more suffering on Nigerians. In most countries of the world, certain goods which they produce are easily affordable to their citizens. President Tinubu, this must not be different here in Nigeria.
“Let me also remind Mr. President, that this is also an opportunity to reopen the policy of creating of modular refineries in the Niger Delta to complement the Dangote Refinery. This policy of modular refineries is one that was already endorsed by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, with a promise to create a Special Fund.
“I once more convey my heartfelt congratulations on this remarkable achievement to all Nigerians as national pride returns to us after nearly 30 years of importing all petroleum products. Again, we wish President Tinubu, Alhaji Dangote, and their entire teams involved in this groundbreaking project continued success and look forward to seeing its positive impact on our nation.”
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