JUST IN: Ekiti professor finds solution to Nigeria's petrol challenges

- The federal government has been advised on how to take Nigeria out of its many crude oil challenges

- The advice was given by a professor of Industrial Chemistry, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti, Cecilia Olufunke-Akintayo on Sunday, April 14

- Olufunke-Akintayo said that the federal government should modern based chemical plants, capable of producing bio-based petrol chemical

A professor of Industrial Chemistry, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti, Cecilia Olufunke-Akintayo, has advised the federal government to build modern based chemical plants, capable of producing bio-based petrol chemical in place of conventional Premium Motor Spirit, (PMS).

Olufunke- Akintayo, gave the advice on Sunday, April 14, while delivering an inaugural lecture in the university, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

She said that doing so would solve the perennial problems usually faced by Nigerians and government in processing and getting the commodity distributed.

According to her, this will serve as alternative to petrochemical products which have also been a threat to biolife and environment.

Her call was coming, just as the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kayode Shoremekun, lamented the poor state of petrol chemical and steel industries in the country.

Olufunke- Akintayo is also the Head of the university’s academic planning board of the university.

The don said in the lecture, entitled The place of plant oil derived products as sustainable replacement for petrochemical products in industries meant that Nigeria must look inward to solve her problems.

According to her, there is urgent need for paradigm shift from petrochemicals, which constitute biological hazards, to a sustainable alternative, where environmental impact will be reduced.

She explained that application of natural products could provide sustainable alternative to petroleum-based products through adequate and proper designing of bio-based products.

The professor also said that a transition toward bio-based products would also guarantee economic, social and environmental sustainability of the country.

She also urged government to shift from what she refered to as monolithic oil- based economy to a diversified one, based on systematic utilisation of raw materials.

She further advised government to invest more in research in universities, especially chemical research, which she said was the driving force of industrialisation.

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Commenting on Olufunke- Akintayo’s lecture, Shoremekun commented the lecturer for a brilliant lecture.

He said the thrust of her research focused on the need for Nigeria moving from over reliance on conventional petrol chemical products, particularly petrol to bio -based chemicals with less hazards.

”But the tragedy is that, the Nigerian oil industry has remained fixated since 1958 till date such that Nigeria lacks a viable petrol chemical industry

”This explains why the country has to rely on importing virtually everything, because the basis of industrialisation can be found on two platforms: Petrol chemical industry and the steel industry.

”You all know what happened to the steel industry. What the lecturer has done is to project for us, a better, safe and sustainable environment,” he said.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Thursday, April 11, denied the reported impending scarcity of petrol in the country and asked Nigerians to ignore the claim.

The NNPC, in a statement by its group general manager in charge of public affairs, Ndu Ughamadu, said it currently has at least 1 billion litres in stock adding that the report was sponsored by mischief makers with the plan to create undue panic in the country.

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