The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has refuted claims circulating on social media that the company is selling adulterated Petroleum Motor Spirit, known as petrol.
The company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, in a statement on Thursday, clarified that the allegations were false.
Soneye said that the company does not sell petrol in gallons or jerrycans, as depicted in the viral video online, and reassured the public that it strictly adheres to quality control standards and does not engage in the sale of adulterated products.
He stressed that the company operates in accordance with rigorous quality assurance measures, ensuring the integrity of its fuel offerings.
The statement reads in part, “The attention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) 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.”
He urged the public to disregard the claims made in the viral video, while assuring that regular inspections are conducted to ensure consistency and accuracy in fuel dispensing across all of its outlets.
“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,” the statement reads.
