President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured petroleum workers that Nigeria’s refineries, which have remained largely inactive for several years, will resume operations.

The president gave the assurance on Thursday when he received the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Responding to concerns raised by the union, Tinubu said the mere presence of flames or smoke at a refinery did not mean it was operating effectively, stressing that the facilities must be profitable and deliver the value for which they were built.

Tinubu said he had accepted responsibility for fixing the country’s assets and liabilities inherited from previous administrations, regardless of what happened in the past.

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