President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians of his administration’s plan to commission two modular refineries between this year and 2022 in line with his administration’s roadmap on local refining.
Buhari, who disclosed this on Friday during a nationwide broadcast to mark the country’s 61st independence anniversary, said by the end of 2020, a modular refinery will be commissioned in Edo State, while the third scheduled for next year is under construction in Bayelsa state.
He said “Nigeria’s Roadmap on Local Refining is on track with the Commissioning of a Modular refinery in Imo State,”
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“A second is scheduled for commissioning by the end of this year in Edo State and the third one in Bayelsa State by 2022.
“In addition to the modular projects, we also have the two mega refinery projects coming up in Lagos and Akwa Ibom States.
“As these refineries are commissioned, more employment opportunities are created and there would be increased petroleum products available for local consumption, which will significantly reduce our reliance on importation.”
