The Federal Government on Monday said the 2019 target date for the stoppage of importation of refined petroleum products into the country was no longer feasible.
Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, disclosed this at the opening ceremony of a three-day Biennial International Conference for Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) organised by Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR).
He did not state the reason for the latest shift in the date, but assured that the country would explore avenues to stop fuel importation in 2020.
Last year, Kachikwu had insisted the country would stop importing refined petroleum products in 2019, noting that the country “must process rather than ship out oil.”
He added that he would walk away from his job if the 2019 target, which he claimed he set for himself, is not achieved. Read more
