The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the state of refineries in the country has summoned the Nigerian National Petroleum Company NNPC and the operators of the refineries in the country.
This followed their absence during an investigative hearing of the Committee.
The Chairman of the Committee, Ganiyu Johnson, said if they fail to appear at the next sitting, parliamentary action would be taken against them.
Mr Johnson expressed concern that despite the money spent fixing the country’s refineries there has been no result.
He said, “We do not want subsidy and if we do not want subsidy then the refineries must be working. We must find a way to make them work so we can refine locally. It is a shame.
The lawmaker stressed the need to end the issue of subsidy, saying money for subsidy can be channeled to developmental projects if the refineries are working.
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