Abuja, Dec. 5, 2024 – The Port Harcourt Refinery is operating at 70 percent of installed capacity with plans to increase production shortly.
Bayo Onanuga, a Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said this on Thursday after a fact-finding mission to the refinery.
In a statement titled “Putting to Rest Rumours about Port Harcourt Refinery Complex: Our Fact-Finding Mission”, Onanuga said his findings at the refinery during the visit belied the negative reports about the refinery.
“I was part of a fact-finding team that visited the 60,000 barrels daily Port Harcourt Refining Complex on Wednesday. I will now share our findings.
“Our team, guided by the refinery’s Managing Director Ibrahim Onoja, toured the entire complex, from the computerised control room to the loading bay and every section in between.
“We asked pointed questions and received satisfactory answers, dispelling our doubts and misconceptions.
“Nigerians must ignore naysayers and false information about the refinery’s operations.
“While it is not currently running at 100%, it is functioning at 70% installed capacity, with plans to increase production shortly.
“Furthermore, the refinery receives regular crude supplies, contrary to claims that it lacks crude to refine.” Onanuga wrote. (GBN)
