Host Communities’ Support Key To Successful Rehabilitation of Port Harcourt Refinery – Ahmed Dikko

Ahmed Dikko, managing director of Port Harcourt refinery company (PHRC), has called for the support of host communities towards the success of the rehabilitation of the refinery in Rivers state.

The federal executive council (FEC) approved the sum of $1.5 billion for the rehabilitation of the refinery and in May, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) commenced the rehabilitation.

Dikko said: “Host communities’ engagement is one of the key priorities for the success of this project and PHRC management recognises this right from the earlier days of the award of this contract and has done a lot in this regard through the public affairs,”

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“The first is to put out the information correctly about this project, and the second is to manage the expectations of the communities.

“The approach that we are using is to get the communities to buy into the project and be part of it. So much has been covered and I’m delighted with the way we are going. We are going to have the support of the communities.

“The contractors themselves have nominated a community representative that is working closely with our public affairs team in the manner to ensure that the right information is given to the communities.

“Everybody is part of the rehabilitation project, and in whatever department you are, you must contribute your own to make sure that we truly succeed.

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“Whether you are in the human resources, engineering, or admin department; there is a role for you in the project, and I’m happy that the staff have taken it on, and are looking forward to the actual commencement of activities physically.

“We have gone further again to keep knowledge sharing so that everybody will understand clearly what the project is about, and also the scope of work that we want to do. That way, we’ll have a role to play as it goes on.”