Bayelsa industrial businessman, Dr. Azibapu
Eruani has rekindled hope in Nigerians that the
hydra-headed malaise of fuel scarcity and
acute unemployment would be reduced to its
barest minimum, if not eradicated as licensed
privately owned refineries commences operation.
Eruani, President of the Azikel Group,
conglomerate comprising Azikel Petroleum, Azikel
Dredging, Azikel Power and Azikel Air said
this while speaking with journalists in Yenagoa.
Decrying the yearly fuel scarcity debacle,
particularly during festive periods in the country,
he pointed that this challenge has
become embarrassing and biting, as it has
virtually crippled economic activities in the
country.
The company disclosed this in a statement on
Wednesday. Accordingly, Eruani noted that the
challenge persists in the country because the
efficiency level of existing refineries is low to
satisfy consumers demand; just as the nation
depends solely on the importation of fuel for local
consumption.
The Azikel Group President averred that the
present administration led by President
Muhammadu Buhari took a pragmatic step to
redress low supply, importation of fuel and price
hike, by issuing licenses to privately own
refineries to Nigerian businessmen, Azikel
Group inclusive.
He noted that Azikel Petroleum has achieved 65%
completion; and that it would soon begin
operation, even as he noted that when all
licensed privately owned refineries begin to
dispense fuel it would shore up production
capacity and fuel scarcity and insufficiency would
be outlawed, and Nigeria would be like other
countries where availability of petroleum product
would no longer be an issue.
Said he ‘’Azikel Petroleum refinery, phase 1, 12,
000 bpsd hydro-skimming refinery would produce,
premium motor spirit, liquefied Petroleum gas,
heavy fuel oil, Kerosene and diesel, which is
scalable as it will increase geometrically in the
phase 2 level of production with over 50,000
bpsd.
‘’Azikel Group is irrevocably committed to
bridging the industrial deficit in Bayelsa, we are
on a fast lane of making history, building the first
hydro-skimming privately owned refinery in the
state and the Niger Delta, and as we pioneer this
course others would follow,” Eruani submitted.
‘’it might be difficult yesterday, but we have move
beyond the point of difficulty to success, and we
believe that fuel scarcity in Nigeria would be a
thing of the past soon.
He dismissed the erroneous impression that
Bayelsa is a militant state, stressing that the
people are enterprising and a whole lots of small
and medium business is also thriving in the state.
Eruani alluded that the multiplier effect of
adequate supply of petroleum product in the
country would drastically reduce the problem of
unemployment, which is responsible for brain
drain, illegal means to greener pasture,
particularly the Libya returnees, as well as
other in pathetic conditions faced by young
Nigerians in other countries.
He shared the optimism that synergy between the
private sector and government at all levels is
needed to advance technology
driven industrialization to absorb graduates from
our universities, as a well as create room for
middle and low class manpower.
The Azikel Group President noted that
subsidiaries under the group have created
industrialization in Bayelsa and the Niger
Delta, stressing that with over 1000 employees
from the six geo-political zones and still counting,
we have reduced unemployment challenge in the
state, Niger Delta and in the country.
‘’We do not want Bayelsans, Niger Delta youths
and Nigerians to be idle, we don’t want them to
become illegal migrant begging for jobs and been
lured into abominable social vices, such as
prostitution and drug addict, cultist and robbery.
To this end, Eruani noted that an industrialised
state and nation is the cardinal key to stable
economic prosperity, which would in turn create
institutions that would stamp out unemployment,
even as he pointed that Azikel Group is on a
mission to create the right values towards
industrial growth, bring unemployment to its
lowest ebb and promote financial freedom among
all Nigerians.
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