Anambra State Government has sealed an illegal Gas plant, Cynthiamaco Global Limited Oil and Gas, Enugwu-Agidi in Njikoka Local Government Area for being sited without the required regulatory approvals from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, and also in violation of prescribed safety standards.
Commissioner for Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Professor Charles Ofoegbu, who handed down the order shortly after the exercise, affirmed that same measure would be replicated across the state.
Professor Ofoegbu revealed that the Ministry of Physical Planning has been given a notice to invoke relevant laws and sanction against all filling stations, gas stations and their likes that do not meet the physical planning requirements of the state.
He, however, disclosed that his ministry is presently constituting a team with members drawn from the ministries of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Physical Planning, Environment and operators like NUPENG and PENGASSAN to sanitize the system.
Ofoegbu noted that they will also embark on aggressive checking of the quality of petrol being dispensed to Ndi Anambra and if anyone is found guilty, the filling station would be sealed and product destroyed.
