On-air personality Rufai Oseni has described the newly refurbished Port Harcourt refinery as a "blender" packaged by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to "scam" Nigerians.

Oseni made this known in a series of posts on X after the revelation that the refinery wasn't producing the 1,400,000 barrels per day of products that it claimed to be producing.

"NNPC packaged a blender after collecting $1.5 billion and called it a refinery, we revealed their scam," Oseni wrote on X.

In an interview on Arise News, Alesa Stakeholders Secretary Timothy Mgbere criticized the NNPC for what he described as a “mere show” following the revelation of the refinery’s operational status.

Timothy Mgbere, Secretary of the Alesa Stakeholders, has expressed skepticism about recent claims regarding the Port Harcourt refinery’s operational status.

Mgbere criticized the portrayal of the refinery’s status in the media, describing it as a “mere show” that did not reflect the on-ground reality.

Mgbere explained that only some units of the old refinery were operational and that the facility was functioning at a skeletal level.

He acknowledged that some progress had been made, stating, “I’ll give them credit that, at least, they have started something. But it's not accurate to claim that, according to the chief Head of Corporate Communication of the NNPPC limited, they are already producing 1,400,000 barrels per day.

“That’s not the case. That’s not true.”

According to Mgbere, the NNPC has been under pressure to present an image of full functionality to Nigerians. He stated that the celebration held at the Port Harcourt depot was misleading, as it was based on the release of old stock from the storage facility rather than new production.

“They released that stock and then loaded six trucks and then televised it to Nigerians as if it was the production from the old refinery. That is not true,” he said.

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Mgbere explained, “What was the true picture? The old Port Harcourt refinery is built with its utility, different from the new Port Harcourt refinery, in terms of tank farm.

“The tank farm that is servicing the old Port Harcourt refinery has a different loading gantry at the depot.”

NNPC packaged blender after collecting 1.5billion dollars nd called it refinery, we reveled their scam.

— oseni rufai (@ruffydfire) November 28, 2024

Even all their supporters now know that the refinery was a scam and it was just a blender scheme. We spotted the lie and revealed it. I did it for God and country.

— oseni rufai (@ruffydfire) November 28, 2024

After we revealed their lies the NNPc also confirmed that cracked c5 and naphtha blend ask them why didn't they say that in their initial release when they lied to Nigerians.

— oseni rufai (@ruffydfire) November 28, 2024