Nigeria’s National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has dismissed reports that the company’s retail outlets in parts of the West African nation are selling adulterated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol.
A statement issued by Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd., said after a viral video clip of someone pouring a dark liquid which he claimed to be Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) purportedly bought from an NNPC retail outlet at Keffi Flyover came to their attention, they investigated the issue but found the claim to be false.
The NNPC said it had carried out spot checks at all its outlets and found this claim to be false.
According to the NNPC, 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.
“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,” he said.
The company urged members of the public to 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,” the company said.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
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