{"id":61854,"date":"2022-03-24T15:45:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T14:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/illegal-refineries-things-can-get-worse-dikio-warns"},"modified":"2022-03-24T15:58:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T14:58:59","slug":"illegal-refineries-things-can-get-worse-dikio-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/illegal-refineries-things-can-get-worse-dikio-warns","title":{"rendered":"Illegal refineries: Things can get worse \u2013 Dikio warns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Millard Dikio (rtd), has warned that things would only get worse if the Federal Government does not do more to wage a war against the activities of informal operators of modular refineries in the Niger-Delta region.<\/p>\n

Dikio pointed out that the domestic refining of crude oil by artisans in host communities had grave health and environmental implications for the country.<\/p>\n

The amnesty boss said this in Abuja on Wednesday at the stakeholders\u2019 engagement on the integration of modular\/artisanal refinery operations in the oil and gas sector, with the theme, \u2018Current Challenges of Revenue Loss, Petroleum Product Scarcity, Environmental Pollution and Negotiated Way-Out\u2019.<\/p>\n

Dikio also encouraged all stakeholders to set aside their differences and support efforts to save not only the environment but also the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

According to him, \u201cthings can get worse\u201d if urgent and systematic steps were not taken to fight the effects of informal crude oil refining.<\/p>\n

He warned that it was dangerous for citizens to seek to make money by all means, adding that people will end up destroying the environment for the love of money.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are problems with artisanal refining,\u201d he explained, noting that these activities of illegal crude refiners have serious health and environmental implications.<\/p>\n

He said that stakeholders in the industry must come together to solve the problems.<\/p>\n

Also, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger-Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang, told the gathering that the President Muhammadu Buhari government has lost so much money to oil thieves<\/p>\n

He went further to disclose that it was high time the country regularised modular refinery operators to save the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

According to him, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which has led to the ongoing war between the two countries, has created opportunities for the nation\u2019s energy sector.<\/p>\n

He pointed out there was the need for all players in the industry to be brought on board in order for Nigeria to take full advantage of the rising global demand for oil.<\/p>\n

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