Contrary to report making the rounds, huhuonline.com can disclose that President Muhammadu Buhari, who doubles as Minister of Petroleum did not issue or direct Timipre Sylva(Minister of State) to issue a query to Farouk Lawan, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, over the importation of fuel laced with methanol.
Presidency sources who did not want their name on print, said, “There was no directive to issue a query. What Mr President is interested in is for all the stakeholders to team up, and resolve the issue that has brought untold hardship to Nigerians, who queue hours on end to get petrol.
“The President is aware that the Minister of State, the Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mele Kyari, the NMDPRA Head, and everyone involved, are working together to resolve the issues, at the shortest possible time.”
He added that what was uppermost in the mind of the president was the restoration of smooth supply of quality petrol to Nigerians, “and not recriminations or blame game.
“Forget the story of any query being issued. It is not correct. Yes, Mr President is unhappy with what happened, but he didn’t direct that a query be issued. The story is not correct, “ the source averred.
