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Evangelist Mike Bamiloye’s son, Joshua, slams Peter Obi over his comments about vigils

Peter Obi is talking about politics & church, imagine the hypocrisy. Coming from the same person who was seen attending different churches during the campaign season? Why didn't he talk about turning night vigils into night shifts back then, or the churches he attended don't hold night vigils? Some things are better left unsaid, he made zero points.

We know Obi as a hypocrite.
He used religion to his advantage during the election. He was the poster boy as the most holy candidate in Nigeria using the church.
He should keep deceiving himself and followers

Politicians have always been liars and hypocrites.

Obi is a politician whose words hold no weight... Just lies and hypocrisy.

He talks about development like he has never ruled a State before.

Peter Obi used and abandoned the Church, just as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu used and abandoned the Mosque.

They’ll both go back in 2027 when the campaign season opens and it’s time to use religion as a tool to garner gullible Nigerian votes.

Peter Obi is indirectly implying that Christians are not productive and only attend night vigils.

Even as a Muslim, I find this very insulting to the Christian faith.

Obi don use Church dump them.

Good for all those fanatical Christians and pastors who thought they were voting to save their ‘Faith’.

Lessons.

Peter Obi wouldn’t dare say Nigeria is unproductive because there are mosques everywhere, but here he is speaking against the same Church that gave platform during the last election.

This political fr@ud turned 2023 campaign into religious war using the Church, now he is talking down on the same Church. Follow him at your own peril.

When obi was moving from church to church in 2023 he didn't know there are too many vigils 😂😂😂

How many factories did he build in Anambra?

A fraud through and through

It seems I will resume my focus on this clówn; There’s something fundamentally wrong with this dude!
A very dishonest character….
Is this not you at vigil soliciting votes??
Now he is trying to put church beneath to get Muslim support….
What a dangerôus fellow! As God liveth you won’t be in Aso rock for disrespecting the body of Christ !
I am a Christian first before Nigeria…. 😡

“If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine” Obi PNut Kenobi

Long before the ongoing blackout in the North, there has been an extreme energy dichotomy between the South (particularly Southwest) and the North. This energy drought in the North has forced industries to either close or migrate to South.
 
The Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO) data paints a lopsided image of the energy dichotomy. Eko and Ikeja Discos get 12.94% and 15.22% respectively. This means that Lagos State alone enjoys over 28% of the nation’s electricity supply – more than the combined allocation of the entire North.
 
From 70s to late 90s, Kano was a mega industrial hub in Nigeria. Bustling textile industries like Gaskiya, Holborn, Universal, Bagauda, ATM, Adhama, Tofa, Angel Spinning & Dyeing, etc that produced export-quality products are either closed or partially operating today. Up to late 90s, there were at least 5 biscuits companies – Kaura, Al-Hilal, Bagauda, Mai Reke and Riviera – operating in Kano. They’re no more today. The first confectionary factory in Nigeria, Nicco Sweets, was established in Kano in 1960. Later, more confectionaries such as Amka, Madina and Rana toffees established their factories in the state. Their sites today give pitiable sight to behold. They have either become warehouses or scrapyards for recycling plastics.
 
But who is to blame for this? I blame the past Northern leaders who did nothing to improve the energy imbalance and restore our lost industrial glory.

“The bandits are threatening the contractors we send to fix it.”

- the Minister of Power regarding the ongoing challenges in addressing the outages in the northern region.

Amid the power outage in the northern part of the country due to the vandalisation of electricity transmission lines, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has claimed that there are growing insinuations that the Federal Government is deliberately using the power blackout which has lingered for days to short change the region and further deepen its economic woes.

The forum in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Tukur Muhammad-Baba, asked the Federal Government to quickly declare a state of emergency on the persisting outage and inequality electricity supply in the region.

“Over the past one week and still counting, most parts of the northern states of Nigeria have been battling with sustained electric power supply outage, leading to near total paralysis in economic and social activities, not to talk of growing generalised frustration of the populace,” the group said.

The Forum said the situation appears even more dire and frightening as statements from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) suggest that the problem is likely to persist interminable due to technical and security challenges.

ACF wondered why the north which generates substantial electricity power in the country is ironically allocated the least in supply.

It noted that it just does not make any sense that Lagos alone has eight sub-stations while the whole of the northern states combined, harbouring more than half of Nigeria’s total population has only three sub-stations at Jos, Kaduna, and Kano.

The forum warned that the situation at hand is a portent national security threat, against which the silence, especially, of public officials amounts to a phenomenal textbook illustration of the abdication of responsibility, as unacceptable as can be.

“To suggest that the problem has its roots in what had been done or not in the past is merely to make excuses. To lamely offer unintelligent excuses – excuses, not reason – that the problem cannot be immediately addressed due to banditry along power supply lines is to totally surrender to the terroristic criminals,” the group said.

“It is inconceivable that Nigeria’s fairly vast array of security agencies, with their humongous budgetary allocations, cannot dislodge and subdue the rag-tag bandits, reclaim and dominate territory.

“Not unexpectedly, the problem has been a subject of intense debate and lamentations in the media, neighbourhood gatherings, business premises, etc. The smallest of small businesses (such as telephone recharge points, barbing salons, food processors, drinks sellers, etc.), from which millions eke out a daily living are unable to operate. It has also been the same with medium-scale enterprises (such as rice mills, bread, and confectionary bakers), that do not have alternative sources of power or cannot afford associated high fuel costs.

“Home and office operate without cooling and heating and at night are literally thrown into the medieval dark ages of the primitive, pre-civilisation era. ACF notes that there has emerged, and growing, palpably evidence that it is to the utter consternation and disappointment of people that the problem appears to attract only deafening silence, suggesting indifference, from those who are constitutionally expected to respond with care and concern”.

ACF therefore, called on the Federal Government and other relevant authorities concerned to declare a state of emergency on the problem before it snowballs into a crisis.

“This threat to national security should forthwith be treated with the seriousness it deserves. The problem be addressed with the honest URGENCY it deserves. It also called for an immediate review of power supply allocation in the country since all consumers pay for it, adding that It is unacceptable that while the North acts as a candle that supplies light, it is being melted down and plunged into darkness.

“This ought to and must change with immediate effect in the interest of national stability, fairness, and equity, and alls on elected northern state governors and, members of the National Assembly representing constituencies in the northern states to speak out more vehemently and stridently demanding action on the problem as outlined above”.

How President Tinubu Marginalised Other Ethnic Nationalities To Favour Yoruba In Key, Sensitive Positions Against Federal Character Act

Since his inauguration in 2023, President Bola Tinubu has continued to appoint Yoruba people to key positions, marginalising other regions in disregard of the Federal Character Act.

A check by SaharaReporters revealed that sensitive appointments made so far by President Tinubu are lopsided as they mainly favour Yoruba people.

The President is Yoruba, from southwest Nigeria.

Some have argued that Tinubu's appointments mirror the actions of his predecessors, particularly former President Buhari, who was accused of nepotism and favoring northern Nigerians in key positions.

Checks showed that most members of the President’s kitchen cabinet led by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, are from the southwest region.

It also showed Tinubu appointed his people to head most of the security agencies.

Some of the Yoruba people appointed by Tinubu to key positions are the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun; Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja; Director General of the Department of State Services, Mr Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi; Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Olanipekun Olukoyede and Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi.

Others are Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nandap; Commander of the Guards Brigade (Presidential Villa), Brigadier General Adebisi Onasanya; Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President, Rasheed Lawal, who recently replaced Adegboyega Fasasi and Aide-De-Camp (ADC) Nurudeen Yusuf, a Yoruba man from Kwara state.

Section 14 (3) of the Federal Character Act of the Constitution states as follows, “The composition of the Government of the Federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall be carried out in such a manner as to reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity, and also to command national loyalty, thereby ensuring that there shall be no predominance of persons from a few states or from a few ethnic or other sectional groups in that Government or in any of its agencies."

However, under Tinubu, the southwest region takes the bulk of the appointments.

While the southwest region has 11 ministers and ministers-designate, the southeast region could only boast of five.

The Ministers of Finance, Education, Trade and Industry (designate), Petroleum (President Tinubu), Marine & Blue Economy, Power, Communications, Interior, Solid Minerals, Youth and Environment and Ecological Management (State) are all Yoruba from the southwest region.

Though, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi (SAN) is another Yoruba man in the cabinet, he is from Kwara State in the North Central region.

Many of the President’s appointees to head key agencies and parastatals are also Yoruba from Tinubu’s region.

These are the Central Bank of Nigeria, Bank of Industry, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc.), Bureau of Public Enterprises, Bureau of Public Procurement, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, and Office of the Head of Service of the Federation.

Others are State House Permanent Secretary, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), National Pension Commission (PenCom), Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria and Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).

Recently, some Northern groups slammed President Tinubu over what they described as the dominance of the South-West people in the appointment of heads of security agencies.

According to them, the appointments will promote sectionalism in the country.

In April 2024, Northern Elders Forum said it regretted supporting Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election, adding that it would support someone “more inclusive, less controversial, and more aligned with the interests of all regions of the country” in the 2027 election.

8 full days without a blink of electricity in nearly every northern state.

No electricity. No water.

Everything I said about “Tinubu making a better President than Peter Obi”, abeg make una forgive me.

I mumu gan.

VIDEO: Rivers State Youths Block Major Highway In Protest Against Economic Hardship, Bad Roads, Lack Of Electricity

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has denied playing a role in the removal of fuel subsidy by the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government.

This was stated at a press conference during the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington DC, United States..

According to the IMF’s African Region Director, Abebe Selassie, the decision reached was a domestic one.

“The decision was a domestic one. We don’t have programmes in Nigeria. Our role is limited to regular dialogue, as we have with other nations like Japan or the UK," the official said, according to Vanguard.

While agreeing the need for investment in critical sectors of the country, like healthcare, infrastructure and education, he argued that the government’s choices regarding subsidy removal reflect its long-term strategy for sustainable economic growth.

"Ultimately, these are profound domestic and political decisions that the government had to make,” he said, expressing that the IMF sees these choices as steps toward greater public resource efficiency.”

“We recognise the significant social costs involved. The government can mitigate these by expanding social protection for the most vulnerable.” he said in reference to Nigerians affected by the impact of subsidy removal.

It would be recalled that President Bola Tinubu announced that subsidy was gone on May 29, 2023, a development that led to hike on fuel prices with a litre selling for over N1000 as of the time of this report.

The government was accused of following the IMF policies in implementing total subsidy removal.

Among these, the sacking of Uju-Ken Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, stands out as particularly justified, given her recent controversies and alleged inefficiencies in handling her portfolio. Her removal is seen by many as a necessary move to improve the Ministry’s leadership and effectiveness.

Uju Kennedy dared me on the phone, saying that she won't be sacked.

I told her that unless I am not serving a living and true God, she won’t escape what is coming for her.

God did.

Someone should please take me to PBAT house. I want to give him a hug.

I am crying right now.😭😭

Thank you President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

I love you so much!!!!!

A very strategic appointment! With Bianca experience as Ambassador in different countries, i believe that the role of Minister of State Foreign Affairs is perfect 👌

I call her appointment as an Appointment of Strategic National Unity. It heals the sore wounds of the Nigerian Civil War. Her records as a two time Ambassador and beauty pageant holder justifies her appointment to the Tafawa Balewa House.

The sacking of Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, the Minister of Women Affairs of Nigeria, is a praiseworthy move by the President. This woman is more suited for the World Wrestling Federation than for a role in government.

Constantly engaging in petty squabbles and disrupting events and occasions. And her meddlesomeness in cultures she does not understand, like the marriage of 100 orphaned girls in Niger State, which was consensual and did not involve underaged girls, was a major setback for the popularity of the administration in the North.

I commend the President for showing her the door. He needs a person whose temperament is calm, with a more contemplative attitude, such that they think long term and begin with the end in mind before speaking and acting.

Additionally, the coming on board of Ambassador Bianca Onoh is a significant plus for the administration. This is a woman I know personally, and can vouch that she has the character and breeding to bring class and polish to the Federal Executive Council.

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Abuja residents have expressed concerns that the increasing cost of body care essentials may compromise personal hygiene.

In separate interviews in Abuja on Wednesday, they noted that staples like deodorants and antiperspirants have become luxuries.

A Nyanya resident, Juliet John, said, “The price surge in skincare products is alarming, as they promote personal hygiene and cleanliness. Deodorants previously costing between N500 and N600 now sell for N2,000 and above.

“We’re not discussing perfumes and colognes; rather, roll-on deodorants and antiperspirant body sprays are the essentials protecting many from body odour.”

Ms John added, “The prices have skyrocketed, becoming unaffordable. As someone who struggles to maintain my hygiene routine. It’s impossible for me to keep up.

“It’s outrageous for those whose income barely covers household necessities. These essentials may now be seen as luxuries rather than vital for personal hygiene.”

However, David Agwu, a resident and businessman, maintained that he would continue using his preferred products in spite of the cost.

Mr Agwu noted that improvising was wise, as good personal hygiene boosted confidence.

“Investing in affordable alternatives, such as mini oil perfumes under N1,000 and budget-friendly antiperspirants, can mitigate the financial impact,” he advised.

He said this would prevent embarrassment from body odour and enhance confidence.

Nnenna Solomon, a general physician, emphasised the importance of adopting clean habits and a structured lifestyle to eliminate body odour.

While deodorants, perfumes, and antiperspirants are essential, she stressed paying attention to specific body parts during bathing.

“Proper bathing habits and regular physical exercise are the most effective treatments for body odour,” Ms Solomon added.

Dear Progressives/PBAT Supporters/ APC supporters/members: You decided to support PBAT because you believed in Him…I don’t think any of you was promised anything in return for your vote or loyalty. Using the current Economic situation or your support for PBAT has a yardstick for begging is now becoming nauseating and totally uncalled for.
Suddenly you don’t have jobs, you can’t find ur feet, you can’t feed ur wife, you are now in financial ruins really need to stop. APC is neglecting their supporters, APC this, APC that, were the supporters promised to be placed on monthly allowance or what.
It is getting so annoying to see all these unnecessary soliciting and entitlement mentality…E tepa mose…let us see your handwork/businesses, post your CVs develop your skills, rediscover yourself and cut your coat according to your material …Enough of this begging🙏🙏🙏

The World Bank has ranked the Nigerian government as weak in terms of cutting wasteful expenditures.

According to the World Bank’s Nigeria Development Update seen by SaharaReporters, the global financial institution said the current administration led by President Bola Tinubu must start “cutting wasteful expenditures that are not essential such as purchase of vehicles, external training, among others”.

SaharaReporters has before now reported how the Tinubu-led administration spent billions on purchase of SUVs.

For instance it was reported that the Tinubu administration spent N9.2billion in three months to purchase State House vehicles.

Another report had noted how the Tinubu-led government paid N250 million for decorations within five days for First Lady events.

The Tinubu government also spent another sum of N14 billion on renovations, honorariums and purchase of forex despite the economic hardship facing the country.

There have been concerns over financial transparency and accountability by the Tinubu-led administration especially with management of the country’s stated scarce resource as a point of concern.

Recently, the Tinubu administration bought a Presidential jet quoted to cost N150 billion.

This development is even as Nigeria continues to lament scarce resources, banking on loans to fund its deficit and in the process incurring high debt servicing figures.

The Senior Vice President of the World Bank, Indermit Gill, had recently said the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government must sustain the current economic “reforms” for “at least another 10 to 15 years to transform its economy.”

He had spoken at the 30th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja on October 14, and also attracted discontentment from several quarters in the country.

Daily consumption of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol in Nigeria has dropped drastically under one year after President Bola Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023.

Data obtained by Channels Television from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Product Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) Daily Truck Out Report, showed that consumption as of August 20, 2024, was 4.5 million litres per day.

The daily petrol consumption as of May 2023 was 60, 000 million litres per day, according to the NMDPRA.

An estimation brings daily consumption down by 92 per cent after May 29, 2023.

Analysis of the report, shockingly, revealed that out of the 36 states of the federation, only 16 states got product allocation from the Nigeran National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) in the month under review.

This meant that those states that did not get product allocation suffered scarcity in August.

General view of the market in Jibia on February 18, 2024. – Nigeria, which shares 1,600 km of border with its neighbor, was until now one of Niger’s main trading partners with $193 million in exports in 2022 according to the United Nations (electricity, tobacco, cement, etc). Since the border closure, it has even been a double whammy for the local population, who have seen food prices explode under the combined effect of new movement restrictions and galloping inflation after the Nigerian president , Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in office since May, implemented economic reforms which plunged the country into crisis. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP)


A breakdown of how NNNPCL distributed the products among the 16 states, showed that Niger got the highest allocation of 21 trucks, amounting to 940, 000 litres daily, Lagos got the second highest of 12 trucks amounting to 726, 001 litres, and Kaduna got 12 trucks of 454, 001 litres.

Other states such as Oyo got 12 trucks of 454 litres, Kano 9 trucks, Ondo 6 trucks, Kwara 6 trucks, Edo 4 trucks, and FCT 4 trucks.

The likes of Sokoto state received 4 trucks from the NNPCL, Ogun state got three trucks, Osun three, Gombe one, Benue one, Ekiti one and Kebbi, one truck.

President Tinubu on May 29, 2023, declared an end to petrol subsidies, which at that time had gulped about N12tn in 10 years.

According to the president, payment of petrol subsidies was no longer sustainable as it had plunged the country into huge debts.

Petrol price has since skyrocketed from N195 per litre to about N1300 per litre, pushing up headline inflation to an almost three-decade high of 34.19 per cent in June. It has since slowed to 32.7 per cent in September.

The cost of living has also risen, plunging 129 million Nigerians into poverty, according to the latest data by the World Bank.

Maize is displayed by a trader at the market in Jibia on February 18, 2024. – Nigeria, which shares 1,600 km of border with its neighbor, was until now one of Niger’s main trading partners with $193 million in exports in 2022 according to the United Nations (electricity, tobacco, cement, etc). Since the border closure, it has even been a double whammy for the local population, who have seen food prices explode under the combined effect of new movement restrictions and galloping inflation after the Nigerian president , Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in office since May, implemented economic reforms which plunged the country into crisis. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP)


According to the global financial body, the over 129 million Nigerians represented a sharp rise from 40.1 per cent in 2018 to 56 per cent in 2024.

The World Bank report read, “With growth proving too slow to outpace inflation, poverty has risen sharply. Since 2018, the share of Nigerians living below the national poverty line16 is estimated to have risen sharply from 40.1 per cent to 56.0 per cent.

“Combined with population growth, this means that some 129 million Nigerians are living in poverty. This stark increase partly reflects Nigeria’s beleaguered growth record. Real GDP per capita has not recovered to the level it was at prior to the oil price-induced recession in 2016.

“The COVID-19 pandemic compounded this drop in economic activity. Moreover, growth is failing to outpace inflation: large increases in prices across almost all goods have diminished purchasing power.”

A man waits for costumers while selling clothes at his stall in the Balogun Market in Lagos on December 18, 2023. – Christmas and year-end celebrations are marred by the economic crisis and soaring prices in Nigeria. Poverty in the most populous country in Africa has risen in 2023, affecting 104 million people, compared to 79 million five years earlier, according to the World Bank. The prices of food items and basic goods have skyrocketed following an increasing inflation rate and devaluation of the Naira, making daily life increasingly difficult for millions of Nigerians. (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP)


It added, “Multiple shocks in a context of high economic insecurity have deepened and broadened poverty, with over 115 million Nigerians estimated to have been poor in 2023. Since 2018/19, an additional nearly 35 million people have fallen into poverty, so that more than half of Nigerians (51.1 per cent of the population in 2023) are now estimated to live in poverty.”

A related report by a foreign news medium, AFP, also detailed how Nigerians have since abandoned their cars as a result of the pounding hardship.

“I parked it at my son’s house. I use public transport now,” Emmanuel, a 72-year-old retired health worker, told AFP. “It is not convenient, but it is what the economy demands.”

Car dealers in Lagos and Abuja told AFP that they had seen more and more people trading their fuel-guzzling cars and sports utility vehicles (SUVs) for more efficient vehicles to cut costs.

“People are actually selling their big cars these days,” Maji Abubakar, a car dealer in Abuja, told AFP. “The problem is that even if you put them on the market, there isn’t much demand for them.”

“It has been more than a year since I sold a car with an eight-cylinder engine, and the major reason is the price of petrol,” he added.

A woman walks through a market street along Lagos island in Lagos on February 18, 2023, ahead of the Nigerian presidential election scheduled for February 25, 2023. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)

In my opinion, which may be wrong, it is beneath Waziri Atiku Abubakar to exchange words with Nyesom Wike. Far beneath him. They are not on the same level. At all.

When Atiku was vice President, Wike was a Local Government Chairman, not even a Governor. It will even be beneath Waziri Atiku to go toe to toe with the then Governor of Rivers, Dr. Peter Odili, much less a former Local Government Chairman under him.

If I were Waziri, I wiukd allow Wike to say whatever he wants about me and absorb it. It does not diminish Waziri. What diminishes Waziri and gives Wike muscles is Atiku responding to him or attacking him. 

If Atiku engages in a media exchange with Wike, it is a promotional advert for Wike and a demotion for him. Even if there must be a response, Waziri could consider delegating it to his running mate in the 2023 election, former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. And if Okowa is unwilling, then he should request another surrogate to do so. 

But to personally throw jibes at Wike or respond to Wike's own quips should be considered a low hanging fruit by Waziri. Even Governor Simi Fubara does not respond directly to Wike, how much the former Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party.

If a lion chased after rats, it may be mistaken for a cat. 

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In 24 hours, Atiku can ask BAT to dismiss you. However, he doesn’t care about your unfortunate and greedy life.

Guys! We have found Muriel Obi!

I spoke with him over the phone! He's alive!

Update coming soon!

tishbite42:
No be him commit suicide for the other thread?!

Meanwhile someone committed suicide in Kubwa Abuja today!🙆‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Attention please! We have a situation here!

One of us, Muriel Obi, an Obidient and a TBN member dropped suicide notes 5 hours ago on his Whatsapp status, and we have been looking for him since then but he's nowhere to be found. He lives in Kubwa Abuja and people in his neighborhood are already aware!

Anyone with useful information on his whereabouts should reach out!

Pass it!

The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) has reacted to the explosion that occurred at a NIPCO filling station in Edo State when a car using CNG was getting a refill.

PCNGI is a component of the palliative intervention of the President Bola Tinubu’s administration “directed at providing succor to the masses occasioned by the transitive hardships of the fuel subsidy removal policy of the Federal Government of Nigeria,” according to information on its website.

The explosion reportedly occurred on Wednesday at a NIPCO CNG Station at Ikpoba Hill in Benin City.

The PCNGI, in a statement issued on Thursday titled, “Safety Incident at NIPCO Benin City”, said the explosion was caused by an illegally modified and welded cylinder which is not approved and fit for CNG use.



Though no life was lost in the incident, videos making the rounds on the internet showed that several persons were injured while the trunk of the affected vehicle was shattered.



Some witnesses in the viral videos said the cylinder might have been fabricated by a local welder, suggesting potential flaws in its construction.

In its statement, the PCNGI said the police, regulatory authorities and the management of NIPCO are undertaking a painstaking investigation of the incident and that it is coordinating with them in the investigation.

The statement reads, “The Presidential CNG Initiative notes the unfortunate incident that involved an illegally modified vehicle at a NIPCO CNG Station at Ikpoba Hill in Benin City on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

“The PCNGI commiserate with those injured in this avoidable incident, and thankful that no lives were lost.

“The PCNGI also notes that safe handling of all hydrocarbons is critical to their safe use. A close examination of the cylinder in question in Benin City shows it was welded and modified and not approved for use for CNG.

“The police, regulatory authorities and management of NIPCO are undertaking a painstaking investigation of the incident and we are coordinating with them.



“This incident reiterates the impetus of the PCNGI and our partners on the soon to be launched Nigeria Gas Vehicle Monitoring System at SON, NMDPRA, NADDC and FRSC to tackle any bad actors in the ecosystem that seeks to make this safer, cheaper, cleaner and more reliable source of fueling risky for all.

“We also call on all stakeholders to cooperate with the new system of regulation and ensure full compliance.

“Only accredited conversion centers must be patronized and safe handling of CNG just like petrol ensures safety of all.

I unfollowed you and you unfollowed me.And you still de hang around me.Mummy,leave me alone abeg.