By Our Correspondent
Timothy Mgbere, Secretary of the Alesa Community Stakeholders, raised concerns about the recently revived Port Harcourt Refinery, alleging that the products dispatched from the facility on Tuesday were not newly refined but old stock stored for over three years.
Mgbere criticized the refinery’s performance, particularly the claim that 200 trucks of fuel would be dispatched daily.
He noted that only six trucks were loaded, contradicting the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)’s announcement.
Alesa, located in Rivers State, hosts the refinery, and Mgbere expressed doubts over the claims made during the facility’s reopening ceremony.
The refinery, which had been inactive for years, was said to have been rehabilitated and now operates at 70% of its capacity.
However, Mgbere emphasized that only parts of the refinery were operational, with the full system still not functioning.
He described the reopening as more of a show than a real milestone, with the loaded products being old stock rather than fresh output from the revived refinery.
Mgbere argued that NNPCL’s communications misrepresented the situation, urging the company to avoid misleading the public about the facility’s capabilities.
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