Senate today raised an alarm over the alleged influx of substandard Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, and Automotive Gas Oil or diesel into the country’s market.
In a matter of urgent national importance, Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong observed that on June 16, a report revealed that 12 diesel cargoes conveying 660 kilotons of the product, were exported by refineries to offshore Togo for distribution to Nigeria.
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According to him, the quality of the said diesel was below the Nigerian standard in terms of flash and Sulphur levels.
Consequently, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, set up an ad-hoc committee chaired by the Senate leader, to investigate the continued importation of hazardous petroleum products, and report back to the house in three weeks.
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