‘My personal confirmation of the veracity of the stories about Port Harcourt and Warri Refineries’ rehabilitation,’ Read-for-yourself open letter Deji Adeyanju penned for Bola Tinubu
A right activist and constitutional lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has tasked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to block all illegal exploitation of the nation’s oil resources by non-state actors as he next phase after he had successfully revamping refineries in Port Harcourt and Warri.
Adeyanju, who, in an open letter to the President sent to Platforms Africa, declared that he had personally confirmed the veracity of the stories on the successful rehabilitation of the facilities, maintained that he was “compelled to publicly commend President Bola Tinubu for revamping the refineries.”
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Having taken steps to revamp the refineries, the President, Adeyanju said, “must go further by blocking all illegal exploitation of the nation’s oil resources by non-state actors.”
He continued; “It is now obvious that the Nigerian Navy is overstretched and can no longer protect our oil facilities alone. In this light, I call on the President to direct the army to maintain increased presence across our oil facilities and protect them from oil theft.
“While commending Mr. President for the positive steps taken on the refineries, I urge him to take urgent steps to ensure that the life of the average Nigerian is improved, in line with his campaign promises.”
Here, below, is the letter.
OPEN LETTER AND COMMENDATION TO PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU ON THE RECENT REHABILITATION OF THE PORTHARCOURT AND WARRI REFINERIES.
Recently, the media was awashed with news of the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries and the subsequent production of petroleum product from the Port Harcourt refinery. Following my personal confirmation of the veracity of the stories, I am compelled to publicly commend President Bola Tinubu for rehabilitating the refineries.
At a time when Nigerians are groaning over the huge cost of petroleum products, especially PMS, it is a huge relief to observe that the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries have come back to life, with the possibility of driving competition that will ultimately bring down the prices of petroleum products across the country.
Having taken steps to revamp the refineries, the President must go further by blocking all illegal exploitation of the nation’s oil resources by non-state actors. It is now obvious that the Nigerian Navy is overstretched and can no longer protect our oil facilities alone. In this light, I call on the President to direct the army to maintain increased presence across our oil facilities and protect them from oil theft.
While commending Mr. President for the positive steps taken on the refineries, I urge him to take urgent steps to ensure that the life of the average Nigerian is improved, in line with his campaign promises.
COMRADE DEJI ADEYANJU.
Platforms Africa
