- Report Until Something Happens (RUSH) by Platforms Africa on 28 days to December deadline promised by Nigerian officials to complete the repair and deliver the Port Harcourt Refinery
In continuation of the countdown flagged off by Platforms Africa on the promised December date to complete and deliver the Port Harcourt refinery, which remained 28 days today (December 4), the focus is on what President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said on the deadline.
The president declared that the Port Harcourt Refinery is to Resume Work By December in a chat with Labour Leaders.
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The president, according uo an earlier report by Platforms Africa on October 30, 2023, gave his commitment to the leaders of Organised Labour that the Port Harcourt Refinery will start production by December 2023 after the completion of the ongoing rehabilitation contract on the facility between the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Italian firm, Maire Tecnimont SpA.
The countdown
Leading development-focused media group, Platforms Africa, has earlier flagged off a countdown on the promised-date by the Nigerian government to deliver the Port Harcourt refinery.
Team Lead of the Africa-focused group, Adeola Yusuf, who announced this in separate interviews on TVC News Nigeria and News Central TV, declared that this social service is a part of Platforms Africa’s contribution to the envisaged success on the project’s delivery.
Nigeria secured $1bn Afreximbank loans for Port Harcourt refinery’s repair and president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (oil); Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari; and the Managing Director of the Port Harcourt Refinery have all promised that the asset will be delivered by December.
“Before now, there is a trust deficit in the systemn bouyed by failed promises by government officials to deliver on certain projects or polices. This time around, everyone that matters in the Port Harcourt Refinery rehabilitation has promised Nigerians that the project will be delivered by December, 2023. As a socially responsible media group, Platforms Africa has started a countdown as our contribution to the expected success.
“The government will, through this, know that consciousness of the people has been raised and this will help tremedously to put everyone on his/her toes. This countdown, which started on Wednesday, November 29, is to continue till the last day of December,” Adeola Yusuf, said.
