Atiku, Peter Obi Go Mute As Tinubu Celebrates Port Harcourt Refinery Revival, Calls for Reactivation Of Warri, Kaduna

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday congratulated the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited on the successful revitalisation of the Port Harcourt Refinery.

Tinubu also urged the firm to expedite the scheduled reactivation of the second Port Harcourt refinery and the Warri and Kaduna refineries.

Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists.

The statement is titled ‘President Tinubu celebrates the revival of Port Harcourt refinery and directs NNPC Limited to promptly reactivate Warri and Kaduna refineries.’

Onanuga said, “The President acknowledges the pivotal role of former President Muhammadu Buhari in initiating the comprehensive rehabilitation of all our refineries and expresses gratitude to the African Export-Import Bank for its confidence in financing this critical project.

“Furthermore, President Tinubu commends the leadership of NNPC Limited’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mele Kyari, whose unwavering dedication and commitment were instrumental in overcoming challenges to achieve this milestone.

“With the successful revival of the Port Harcourt refinery, President Tinubu urges  NNPC Limited to expedite the scheduled  reactivation of both the second Port Harcourt refinery and the Warri and Kaduna refineries.”

As at the time of filing in this report, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, 2023 Presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Labour Party have not commented on the reactivation of the refinery.