TODAY, AS I CELEBRATE MY 61ST BIRTHDAY, MY HEART IS INCREDIBLY FULL- GOV. SANWO-OLU. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 Today, as I celebrate my 61st birthday, my heart is incredibly full. For eight of these celebrations, I have had the rare privilege of serving as your Governor. It has been one of the greatest honors of my life to serve this extraordinary state and its people. The journey has been demanding, humbling and deeply rewarding. Leading a state as dynamic and energetic as Lagos is no small task. It has taught me more about resilience and patience than any other chapter in my life. I am filled with gratitude today, gratitude for life, for family, for health and for the enduring trust of Lagosians. Public service has its challenging days but the privilege of building a greater Lagos makes every single moment worth it. We have come a long way together yet the work never stops. As I celebrate today, my commitment to you remains as strong as ever. There is still more to do, more to build and more progress to achieve for everyone who calls this great state home. Thank you, Lagosians, for walki...

NECA DG URGES FG TO AUDIT REHABILITATION CONTRACTS OF REFINERIES BEFORE ANOTHER DEAL. (PHOTO).


 NECA DG URGES FG TO AUDIT REHABILITATION CONTRACTS OF REFINERIES BEFORE ANOTHER DEAL


The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association wants the federal government to investigate the billion-dollar rehabilitation contracts that could not get Nigerian refineries working or deliver sustained refining output before it will consider engaging in another deal


Director-General of NECA, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde expresses this concern while reacting to the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and Chinese firms for the “restart, completion, and expansion” of the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries.  


He says, while the nation is desperately in need of functional refineries, however, it cannot ignore the decade-long pattern of billion-dollar rehabilitation contracts that have delivered zero sustained refining output. It will be unpatriotic to endorse another deal while questions on past spending remains unanswered.


the Director-General notes that “it is on record and apt to say that the nation cannot afford another trail of wasteful spending. In the last few years, $25 billion had been spent with zero value. Between 2010 and 2023, Nigeria expended over ₦11 trillion  approximately $25 billion on refinery rehabilitation projects, maintenance, and turnaround programmes, yet the state-owned refineries remain significantly unreliable and non-functional”. 


Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde  emphasizes that While the intention might be right, , however, it is  important for the NNPC to avail Nigerians sufficient informational explanation on status of past spending and audits carried out on the refineries.

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