The Senate disclosed on Thursday that it would wade into the face-off between regulators in the petroleum sector and Alhaji Aliko
Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations, Dangote Industries Limited, Fatima Aliko-Dangote; House Leader, House of Representatives, Julius Ihonvbere; Speaker, House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen; President/CEO, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote; Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu; Vice President, Oil & Gas, Dangote Industries Limited, Devakumar Edwin, during the House of Representatives delegates’ visit to Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Petrochemicals...
Public hearings on the issues, according to the ad-hoc committee, will commence on September 10, 2024. On the investigation of the alleged sabotage in the petroleum sector, Bamidele revealed that the Committee’s terms of reference are, among others: to examine the pre-shipment and pre-discharge standard test parameters adopted by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority with a view to uncovering loopholes, if any, being exploited to get toxic cargoes into the country.
It will equally inquire from the NNPCL the state/status of the 22 depots built by the defunct NNPC to eliminate road distribution of petroleum products. The Committee will also investigate how institutions across the importation and distribution chain failed to conduct quality sampling, shipped in products without auditing, and performed port validations by the Nigeria Customs Service , NMDPRA, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency , Standards Organization of Nigeria ; and Nigerian Ports Authority .
The committee disclosed that the Ad-Hoc Committee will visit facilities of some identified stakeholders, especially the state-owned refineries, to ascertain their status, considering the huge funds already invested in their various Turn Around Maintenances year in, year out without any meaningful result.
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