The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, on Tuesday, said it was shameful that the country has continued to import finished petroleum products, despite having President Muhammadu Buhari as the substantive Minister of Petroleum.
The Minister, disclosed this in several messages on his Twitter handle, on Tuesday.
Recall, that Kachikwu had recently threatened to resign, if the Buhari-led administration continues to import petroleum product, in 2019.
According to him, the country has to stop importing the products, adding that, the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, was committed to making this happen.
In one of the tweets on the state of the refineries, Kachikwu said: “It is shameful that we have continued to import finished products. We need to stop. We are committed to this.”
“Nigeria imports a greater percentage of its finished petroleum products, as the country’s refineries have continued to perform below expectation.’’
