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Adulterated Fuel: FG Vows To Conduct “Major Investigation”
- …the Minister refused to disclose the identities of the companies involved…
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has announced that there will be a major investigation to unravel the cause of the unsafe quantity of methanol in fuel imported into the country.
Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, disclosed this on Wednesday during a media briefing after the Federal Executive Council meeting in the State House.
Although the Minister refused to disclose the identities of the companies involved, he said they will be made known after the investigations are concluded.
Read also: FG Withdraws Methanol-laden Petrol from Market
“There will be a major investigation to unravel everything. We need to get to the bottom of it before we can come back to tell you what will happen to the culprits,” the Minister said.
When asked if companies found culpable will be blacklisted, Sylva responded that the government is not in a rush to mete out any measures until the actual cause has been decoded.
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Speaking concerning Nigerians whose cars were damaged after buying the fuel, the Minister said their situation will be put into consideration.
“We know that some people’s vehicles must have been damaged, that is also going to be taken into consideration in dealing with the situation,” Sylvia said.
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