Nigerians should be proud we are importing fuel from Niger republic – Timipre Silva
Minister of State for petroleum resources, Timipre Silva says Nigerians should be proud that the government has agreed to import fuel from Niger Republic.
The Federal government through the Ministry of Petroleum Resources had signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Niger Republic for the importation of petroleum products. This did not go down well with Nigeria’s as many tagged it to be embarrassing.
However, Timipre Silva during an interview with Channels TV on Monday, said there is nothing to be embarrassed about.
“For me, this is not an embarrassment at all. As a country, we need products, even if all our refineries were functioning.
“Niger Republic produces oil and they are landlocked as a country. They have a refinery that produces in excess of what they require as a country, and they offered to sell to us in Nigeria.
“In the spirit of regional cooperation, regional trade development, we decided to buy from them. I don’t see anything wrong with that.
“Nigerians should be proud that we are encouraging sub-regional trade,” he said.
What stops the largest oil producing country for having refinery in our country, what a pity for our leaders.
You should be ashamed of yourself not proud of it, why can’t we rescusitate our refineries instead of going to small country and export oil from them.
A whole country with trillion on his budget can’t afford to repair refinery, this is bad. The country should be ashamed of this, sincerely speaking.
We should be proud of our country not other countries, instead of fixing the problems they are running away from it. This is very bad.
am ashamed of u for saying this how will u say this when u have fuel in ur country what is wrong with this country
Something is wrong with our leader today
Shameless idiot
Shame on you and our so call goverment
Proud of what don’t we have refinaries in our country
Well if this will help to improve our economy, better but if not too bad for the country
Hmmm
Shame😨😰😔
We should be proud of what the thing is not about buying from Nigeria that is the problem of Nigerians but how can a country like Nigeria with so many refineries they when you go down there none is working cannot preduce our own fuel that can carry even if it is only the country
Imagine that… Niger republic for that matter…. Why can’t we refined our own crude oil….
It is a pity we have to start importing from Niger
Ordinary Niger law
Who did this to Nigeria
God come to our rescue..o
I don’t like the idea of Nigeria importing fuel from Niger,but I hope it favour us sha
It Is A Pity We Have To Start Importing From Niger
Ordinary Niger Law
Who Did This To Nigeria
God Come To Our Rescue
Nigeria should be a ashame of not producing petrol but importing it from Niger Republic.