MODULAR REFINERIES; Best Way Out Of Products Scarcity, Okowa Tells FG, Investors

Delta state Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa has advised the Federal government and members of the private sector on ways that would address the issues of incessant scarcity of petroleum products in the country.

Senator Okowa, while lamenting the frequent scarcity and the daily increasing prices of the products, urged for an urgent action that needed to be taken in ensuring the regularity in the supply and appropriate pricing of petroleum products in order to bring about an end to the sufferings of Nigerians.

“We would rather have a modular refinery to be established here in Delta state than have it in any other place, after all, we produce the crude, the transportation of the crude to the refinery will no longer be an issue for investors”.

Governor Okowa stated this during the commissioning of an ultra-modern filling station owned by North-West Petroleum and Gas Company Limited in Asaba during the week.

According to the Governor, “Delta state is a peaceful place for any investor to come and invest”.

“I think that even if other refineries are already established elsewhere, I know that it will not be the last that you will establish, so please put Delta state into your considerations as you move forward because I truly think in that direction that, if we have a proper direction in our country, the modular refinery is the best way to go now and the more we have it in various areas, particularly where oil is being produced, the better it will be for our nation”, Okowa stated.