NEWS NUGGET FACT- #Gen Buhari Did Not Build Nigeria 4 Refineries# There is an adage that says “a lie repeated several times seems to be true.” This is exactly the case of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari as regards to the Nigerian refineries I have said it before, Buhari offered nothing as head of state and will offer absolute nothing in the future except Retrogressive Laws on Freedom of Speech, that is his Specialty. And Now. The Warri Refinery was awarded by Yakubu Gowon to Snamprogetti Spa Milan, Italy in 1975 (in this period, Buhari was the governor of North-eastern state) at the cost of $478 million and commenced operation in 1978 (now he was a Petroleum. Minister). It had the design capacity of 100,000 b/d. The Kaduna Refinery was awarded by Murtala Mohammed in 1976 and was built by Chiyoda Engineering and Construction Company - a Japanese firm, at the cost of $525 million and was completed by Obasanjo in 1979 (Buharis tenure as the Petroleum. Minister ended in 1978). It had two refining streams (50,000 b/d fuels units) and (50,000 b/d lubes, waxes Asphalt plants). Port Harcourt 11 was awarded by Gen IBB in 1985 with an installed capacity of 150,000 b/d and completed in 1989. Meanwhile in 1985, IBB undertook an expansion of the capacities of the fuels units in both Warri and Kaduna refineries to 125,000b/d and 110,000b/d respectively. He therefore added 185,000b/d capacity to the total 445,000b/d as at 1989. No further addition has been added till date. So, when did Buhari build the four refineries?
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 09:24:03 +0000
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