{"id":127345,"date":"2024-08-08T23:20:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T22:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-should-find-out-why-nigerias-refineries-are-not-working-joe-igbokwe"},"modified":"2024-08-09T00:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T23:25:57","slug":"tinubu-should-find-out-why-nigerias-refineries-are-not-working-joe-igbokwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-should-find-out-why-nigerias-refineries-are-not-working-joe-igbokwe","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu should find out why Nigeria\u2019s refineries are not working \u2013 Joe Igbokwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe, has urged President Bola Tinubu to find out why Nigeria\u2019s refineries are not working.<\/p>\n<p>Igbokwe wondered what happened to the four refineries in Nigeria that have become comatose.<\/p>\n<p>He was reacting to a remark by the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, that Nigeria spent $600 million monthly on the importation of fuel.<\/p>\n<p>Edun had said Nigeria spent $600 million monthly on fuel imports due to the high cost to supplying neighbouring countries, extending to Central Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said the situation was a key factor in President Bola Tinubu\u2019s decision to remove the fuel subsidy, as the country lacks precise data on domestic fuel consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Igbokwe posted on Facebook: \u201cFinance Minister says Nigeria spends $600m monthly on importation of PMS. Please, what happened to our 4 refineries?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this is a jinx, we have to break it. PBAT should find out why our refineries are not working for years now. We need to know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe, has urged President Bola Tinubu to find out why Nigeria\u2019s refineries are not working. Igbokwe wondered what happened to the four refineries in Nigeria that have become comatose. 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