The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limitedhas denied allegations that adulterated petrol was sold to a customer from one of its retail outlets in Keffi.
In a statement on social media on Thursday, Olufemi Soneye, chief corporate communications officer of NNPC, said the oil firm had done all necessary checks and confirmed the product was not from them.
“We have carried out spot checks at all our outlets and found this claim to be false,” Soneye said.
“The product was not, and could not have been bought from any NNPC Retail outlet as the company does not dispense petroleum products into bottles or jerrycans as displayed in the video.
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“NNPC Retail Ltd. does not deal in adulterated products as it adheres to rigorous standards and quality control measures at every stage in its operations to ensure that only high-quality, safe, and reliable petroleum products are available at its stations nationwide.
“Members of the public should discountenance the spurious claims made in the video and be wary of selfish and unpatriotic elements pushing such narrative as they do not mean well for the country.
“We take pride in maintaining accurate pump integrity with regular inspection and calibration to ensure consistency across our stations nationwide.”
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On Tuesday, the company reiterated that it does not import adulterated petrol, in response to protesters calling for the removal of Mele Kyari, the company’s group chief executive officer (CEO).
