The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has declared that it does not deal in adulterated petroleum products, including the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol.
The national oil company stated this in a press release by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, to disclaim a video of a man see pouring a dark liquid which he claimed to be PMS.
The man in the video claimed that he bought the dark liquid which he said was PMS from an NNPCL retail outlet at the Keffi Flyover.
NNPCL stated in the release that it carried out spot checks at all its retail outlets and discovered that the claim by the man in the video was not true.
It said that particular product was not and could not have been bought from any NNPCL retail outlet as it does not dispense petroleum products into bottles or jerrycans, as displayed in the video.
It further stated that it adhered to rigorous standards and quality control measures at every stage in its operations to ensure that only high quality and reliable petroleum products were available at its stations nationwide.
NNPCL therefore urged members of the public to discountenance the claims made in the video and be wary of selfish and unpatriotic elements who, by pushing such narrative, does not mean well for the country.
“The attention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has been drawn to the video clip of someone pouring a dark liquid which he claims to be Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) purportedly bought from an NNPC Retail outlet at Keffi Flyover, and wishes to state as follows:
“That we have carried out spot checks at all our outlets and found this claim to be false.
“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;
“That 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;
“That 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;
“That we take pride in maintaining accurate pump integrity with regular inspection and calibration to ensure consistency across our stations nationwide,” NNPCL stated in the release.
