Adulterated Lubricants: Obiano To Take Radical Decisive Action.

The Anambra State Government has frowned at the activities of economic saboteurs in the state and has commenced move to deal decisively with unscrupulous elements in the petroleum industry whose stock in trade is production of fake, substandard and adulteration of lubricants.

In view of the attendant economic loss which adulteration of petroleum products is causing the state and the mass scale destruction of vehicles occasioned by the sales adulterated lubricants.

The state government has commenced moves to embark on sensitisation campaign, engagement of whistle blowers as well as strategic collaboration with the security agencies to eradicate the importation and sales of fake, substandard and adulterated lubricants in Anambra State.

In an online press release made available to newsmen in Awka from the office of the SSA to the Governor of Anambra State on Petroleum headed by Hon. Comr. Peter Nwosu.

The state government observed that the proliferation of fake, substandard and adulterated lubricants can be traced to the issuance of lubricants import licences to people who are novice and without knowledge of the industry and this trend if not checkmated results in closure of legitimate existing plants, unemployment and economic loss to the State as Base oil is not treated and has a lot of water and impurity, which easily cause damages for car engines and environmental pollution through dangerous and uncontrollably emission of gases into the atmosphere.

Amb Timothy Nwachukwu, The Executive Assistant to the Governor on Nupeng Petroleum and Union Matters stated that ”Nigeria remains the largest importer of used cars in Africa and over N120 billion is incurred as unnecessary spending on fake and adulterated lubricants, while over N40 billion is used for the treatment of respiratory related infections occasioned by environmental hazards of fake lubricants throughout the federation”.

The Anambra State government is set to collaborate with security agencies, federal regulatory agencies in the state as well as the Anambra State branch of Lubricants Dealers Association to bring the activities of these economic saboteurs to a grandstanding.

The State Government further calls on the citizens to act as whistle blowers in exposing importers and producers of fake, substandard and adulterated lubricants in Anambra State for immediate arrest and prosecution.

Anambra Petroleum Digest is Published by the office of the SSA to the Governor of Anambra State on Nupeng Petroleum and Union Matters.

Hon. Comr. Peter Nwosu
SSA to the Governor on Nupeng Petroleum and Union Matters.
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Amb Timothy Nwachukwu
Editor in chief/ Executive Assistant to the Governor on Nupeng Petroleum and Union Matters.

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