{"id":14474,"date":"2017-05-22T16:16:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T16:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=14474"},"modified":"2017-05-22T16:21:45","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T16:21:45","slug":"i-will-resign-if-i-fail-to-end-fuel-importation-by-2019-ibe-kachikwu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=14474","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I WILL RESIGN IF I FAIL TO END FUEL IMPORTATION BY 2019&#8242; &#8211; Ibe Kachikwu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s Minister of state for Petroleum Resources Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has said that he will quit from President Buhari-led government if he fails to deliver on the promise to end fuel importation in Nigeria by 2019.<\/p>\n<p>In a BBC&#8217;s <i><b>HardTalk<\/b><\/i> interview on Monday, Kachikwu promised he would deliver on the refineries and that he was committed to also deliver a future for oil that makes sense for Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=13224&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Asked by the programme anchor when Nigeria was going to be self-sufficient in terms of refining petroleum, the following conversation ensued:<\/p>\n<p><b>Kachikwu:<\/b> I have stated it, 2019 is the target.<\/p>\n<p><b>BBC:<\/b> You are running out of time because you know that we are near now.<\/p>\n<p><b>Kachikwu:<\/b> Don\u2019t worry; I put the date, I will work it.<\/p>\n<p><b>BBC:<\/b> And if you don\u2019t achieve it, you will walk (away)?<\/p>\n<p><b>Kachikwu<\/b>: Yes! Of course that is the reason why you are in government.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ibe-Kachikwu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9947\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ibe-Kachikwu-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ibe-Kachikwu-300x166.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ibe-Kachikwu.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The minister said since he took office one-and-half year ago, he has been able to get the refineries back to begin to produce 7 million litres of petroleum product compared to zero previously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have delivered on everything since I came to office. First, I took NNPC and moved them into a profit making organization first time in history and reshaped the organization. I removed cash call deficit of over $6bn, negotiated it. Everything that I have promised since coming into office, I have delivered. I will deliver on the refineries and I am committed to that and I will also deliver a future for oil that makes sense for Nigeria,\u201d he said.(www.nigerianbulletin.com)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria&#8217;s Minister of state for Petroleum Resources Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has said that he will quit from President Buhari-led government if he fails to deliver on the promise to end fuel importation in Nigeria by 2019. 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