President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja reiterated that his administration is already assembling documents relating to various illegal sales of crude oil under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
The President who was responding to questions on ‘Good Morning Nigeria’, a television programme alleged that there were large scale underhand dealings in sale of the nation’s crude oil.
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja reiterated that his administration is already assembling documents relating to various illegal sales of crude oil under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
The President who was responding to questions on ‘Good Morning Nigeria’, a television programme alleged that there were large scale underhand dealings in sale of the nation’s crude oil.
On the dealings in the nation’s oil and gas sector, the President said that the Federal Government was working very assiduously to expose the persons behind the illegal activity.
He promised that his administration would continue to update members of the public on government’s investigation into the matter.
He said that government’s aim was to identify and prosecute all those found culpable.
According to him, the relevant shipping documents are being compiled for onward submission to countries of destination of stolen Nigerian crude oil.
He said; “The search continues; up to the third of this month, our crude was still being illegally lifted by people who are in government.
“We are trying to get these documents. We are getting the cooperation of the international community.
“We are going to make sure that those who perpetrated this theft against Nigeria are faced with facts very soon and are taken to our courts.
“We’ve got the cooperation of some of the countries of the destinations of our crude (oil) and we are discussing with them.
“We have to maintain high confidentiality so that we don’t risk some of the loyal Nigerians that are helping us to trace the destinations of this stolen crude and then the accounts into which the monies are being paid instead of the Federal Government account.“
Buhari said that his administration was still studying the recommendations on how the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation should be reorganised.
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