Importation of 830,000 tonnes of PMS waste of resources – MURIC tackles NMDPRA

Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has condemned the importation of 830,000 tonnes of petrol by the Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA. 

MURIC described the concern arsenic discarded of resources and counterproductive. 

The organisation made these declarations successful a connection signed by its Executive Director, Professor Isiaq Akintola. 

The connection was made disposable to DAILY POST connected Thursday. 

NMDPRA had approved 830,000 tonnes of Premium Motor Spirit PMS imports for the 4th fourth of 2026 but MURIC successful its reaction, described the concern arsenic unnecessary, wasteful, counterproductive, regressive and unpatriotic. 

Akintola successful the statement, condemned the determination successful totality, saying it was expected that NMDPRA and different agencies successful the petroleum manufacture volition cooperate with section refineries to halt importation of PMS. 

He advised that section refineries beryllium fixed precedence to determination the system forward, adding that importation volition proceed to render section refineries useless. 

The connection said, “We expect NMDPRA and each different authorities agencies successful the petroleum manufacture to cooperate with our section refineries. The importation of refined substance should halt forthwith.

“The Downstream Petroleum Regulat...