Trouble in Nigerian petroleum sector

Dr Ibe Kachikwu has threatened to resign if Nigeria is still importing fuel by 2019 - The minister of state for petroleum resources says the government will deliver on its promise regarding refineries - Kachikwu said since he assumed office, he has been able to get refineries back to produce 7million litres of petroleum product Minister of state for petroleum resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said that if fuel importation continues in Nigeria till 2019, he will throw in the towel. Kachikwu stated this during an interview on BBC World Service programme, HardTalk, on Monday, May 22. He promised to deliver on the refineries and said he was committed to also delivering a future for oil for Nigeria. In reaction to a question about when the country was going to be self-sufficient in terms of refining petroleum, Kachikwu said 2019 is the target. Nigerians demand answers He stressed that the government has put a date to fix the issues within the sector, and working towards the set date. The minister also said that he has been able to get refineries back to produce 7million litres of petroleum product, since he assumed office one-and-half year ago. He said: “I have delivered on everything since I came to office. First, I took NNPC and moved them into a profit making organization first time in history and reshaped the organization.

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