The Nation Newspaper Port Harcourt refinery 90% completed, says Senate committee
The Senate ad-hoc committee set up to investigate the turnaround maintenance of Nigeria’s refineries has said that the upgrade and full rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery is at 90 percent completion and expected to commence operation before the end of the year. disclosed this in Port Harcourt over the weekend when he led members of the committee on a courtesy visit to the Rivers Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
He noted that the management of the refinery had also assured dealers that the plant would begin operations soon. “And with the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President, and also the desire of Nigerians and our determination; the Senate led by our President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, we had a resolution in the Senate to look at it and make sure that Nigeria’s refineries are working so that we shouldn’t be depending on importation of petroleum products”, he said.
He stated that in doing so, the Woji-Aleto-Alesa-Refinery Road, now 70 per cent completed, was being constructed to provide a bypass to easily access the Port Harcourt Refinery and take off traffic from the East-West Road. “There is a road: Woji-Aleto-Alesa Refinery Road. We are almost completing the bridge. It’s about 70 percent completed. We are doing almost the last part of it. With that road, it will help to decongest and reduce the trouble commuters face along the East-West Road while providing easy access, straight to the refinery.
“The purpose of governance is to make life easy for the people. I am happy that your investigation would result in making life easy for the people,” he explained.
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