$2.6 Billion Indonesia Oil Investment “Fictitious,” Says Nigerian Government

By Saharareporters, New York

The federal government this evening denied a report in the October 12 edition of The Jakarta Post in Indonesia which claimed that Nigeria will invest $2.68 billion in three refineries in that country.  SaharaReporters broke the story in Nigeria yesterday.

The statement, issued on behalf of the Minister of Petroleum Resources and Chairman of the Board of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Board, Dr. (Mrs.) Diezani Alison-Madueke, disassociates the Ministry, the NNPC and the Federal Government from the deal.

“The Federal Government does not have any hand in this fictitious project,” said the statement, which was signed by an NNPC spokesman. “We want to totally and unequivocally disassociate (sic) the Government from this and we don't know where this report emanated from.”

Actually, the report clearly emanated from the Republic of Indonesia, and through its most powerful newspaper.  The Nigeria government, which has a fully-staffed embassy in Jakarta, does not seem to have bothered to learn the truth through the Nigeria ambassador. 

The government statement bragged, however, that the government is “focused on its transformation agenda and committed to delivering on the three Greenfield Refineries on schedule," as if that would normally preclude cooperation with other countries, or legitimate investment.  It called on Nigerians to discountenance the report as the Federal Government will not go far away to Indonesia “to build a 300 bpd refinery.”

Actually, yesterday’s report, which we based on the account of The Jakarta Post, indicated that the investment involves three refineries of 300bpd each, not just one. 

While the government dismissed the report as “fictitious,” it curiously did not indicate any investigation of any kind so as to credibly establish how Nigeria—and not Kenya or Argentina, for example—would have entered the story.  It is inconceivable that a top Ministry official made an announcement in the same town as the Nigerian ambassador worth nearly $2.7billion, and none of them has been asked for any information.  If a foreign government is lying against another, such a situation ought not be casually dismissed by a junior departmental official’s press statement.

“Clearly somebody in this town is either deeply asleep, or there are some clever master-dribblers doing a subterranean Olympics on the abandoned grounds of Eagle Square,” an analyst told SaharaReporters this evening in Abuja.  “The true story is yet unknown, but I would not describe it as fiction.”

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Who should we "thank" for the plan to Invest U.S.$2.68 Billion

Who should we "thank" for the plan to "Invest U.S.$2.68 Billion in Funding Three Refineries in Indonesia". Apparently Sanusi Lamido Sanusi because this is no doubt part of his promotion of Nigeria's membership of Developing Eight (D-8) Islamic countries . Apparently he wants to force us into an agreement we will be obliged to keep after his Islamic enclave is kicked out of Nigeria.

Can Goodluck Jonathan wake from his slumber ???

excisionist

PS
By the way the break-up of Nigeria will be along religious line. There will be peace and development after the wicked, insensitive and utterly corrupt Hausa-Fulani jihadists are kicked out.

YOU ARE RIGHT JOLOMI

I REFER TO WHAT YOU SAID,

"They forget that if they succeed in dismantling Nigeria, the Niger delta will be ungovernable for a long time to come. It is not just Ijaw in the region, they have Itsekiri, Uhrobo, Nsoko, Ikwerre, not to talk of the minorities in Akwa Ibom, Cross river who will not sit back and let Ijaw overlord them. Do you think Uhrobo will allow Ijaw to dominate them? Right now Ijaw believes the Niger delta belongs to them."

WHEN NIGERIA IS DISSOLVED THERE WONT BE A NORTHERN OR EASTERN OR SOUTH-SOUTH MONOLITHIC STATES. THERE WILL ONLY BE MULTIPLE WARRING CLANS LIKE SOMALIA. THE ONLY HOMOGENEOUS NATION THAT MIGHT SURVIVE IS THE YORUBA WEST, EVEN THEN IT HAS TO CONTEND WITH WARRING NEIGHBOURS. WE MUST THEREFORE THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT A BREAKUP.

Interesting story

Tell us your story @ http://www.bribenigeria.com

Did Deri really post this comment?

Deri na you post this comment true true? Wow, pastor TB Joshua must have helped some people regain their sights that was lost to sentimens o. Ok na! Meanwhile, I refuse to believe the FG's gist above.....still watching o!

Nigerian police needs to raid indonesia post then, if d FG deny?

 

Rubbish.

dem 1 dupe indonesi

Forget it some naija fraudsters are trying to con the Indonesia govt plz they shud be fast and repatriate the money to nigeria to support our weak naira against the dollar. Indonesia shine ur eyes.

LEVI AJUONOMA LIES WITHOUT FLINCHING

I really would love to believe the FG's denial if only to relieve myself of the crushing feeling of rage that I have had to endure since the news broke. The only problem however is that the FG's statement was signed by Levi Ajuonoma, that big and wide-foreheaded mediocre, who lies so flagrantly and so habitually. He got his present job by lying. He has kept it by lying.

"Dr." Diezani ke?

Believe NNPC spokesman Levi Ajuonuma and you might as well believe everything Ahmadinajadd (Iran) has to say. That crook has been lying for the NNPC for far too long, ever wonder why he's never been re.assigned? If it comes down to veracity of the press releases, I'd choose to believe Indonesia's press quicker than Naija's for obvious reasons. By the way, who awarde Diezani a doctorate degeree or is it another Andy Uba kinda Dr.? As far as I remember, she struggled out of university with a gpa of 2.3 out of a possible 5.0!

It takes a crackhead to

It takes a crackhead to recognise a crackhead! Scumbag!

God bless u my broda,

God bless u my broda,so many nigerians re so ignorance dat they take every trash frm SR and many other outfits to criticize the government,in a country where almost every one is guilty of one thing or the other.my broda thanks

Wallowing in CYNICISM

"cynicism&skepticism will not help our journey to greatness"-president Jonathan. How do we make progress with this gigantic CYNICISM? After 12yrs of democracy we'r yet to drop the military mentality. Is it possible for the Nigerian govt to expend $2.6 billion in building a refinery in Indonesia WITHOUT approval of the NASS? How many of those posting comments here understand what a barrel means and if its even sensible to build 300bpd refinery? Even some of the ILLEGAL refineries in the creeks will be producing at greater than 300bpd. This alone should make sensible persons throw the report into the thrash can. My anger is that even those who do not understand the issues are already abusing our govt,some for MISCHIEVOUS reasons but MOST out of IGNORANCE. My question to all those who constantly abuse govt is can you SINCERELY exonerate yourself from the problems bedeviling this country? That LITTLE responsibility being mismanaged by you and i ADDS UP to BIGGER problem of the society

Email Address

Can someone confirm from Indonesian ministry of Industry? pusdatin@kemenperin.go.id

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL REPORT FROM THE INDONESIAN POST

The Jakarta Post | Wed, 10/12/2011 2:19 PM A | A | A |
Nigeria plans to invest Rp 24 trillion (US$2.68 billion) in Indonesia to fund the construction of three oil refineries, an official says.
The Industry Ministry's director general for manufacturing-based industry, Panggah Susanto, was quoted by kompas.com as saying that both countries had agreed to build the refineries in Indonesia.
Nigeria, which produces 2.6 million barrels of oil per day (bpd), was looking for a partner to refine its crude oil, Panggah said.
"Previously they wanted the refineries to be built in Nigeria," he said Tuesday. "However, as Indonesia is currently improving its downstream industry, Indonesia wanted the refineries to be built here instead.”
The refineries, which are projected to produce 300 bpd each, will be used to process crude oil from Nigeria.
"State firm PT Pertamina will buy the crude oil from Nigeria and process it here," he said.

SR should verify this report

SR should verify this report from the Indonesian government if Nigeria government is lying about it. I think with this we might get some light about this plan to loot 2.7 billion dollars by GEJ led government. On the other hand, I suspect some 419 might be trying to swindle the gullible and greedy Indonesian government,this I think might be the result if this matter is properly investigated.

And so what!

Dont be a dumb, this satge is called "testing the ground". After which there will be a return to the drawing board. Dont expect it to be as simple as ABC.

Could the sleeping man be the fisherman Jonathan !!!

“Clearly somebody in this town is either deeply asleep, or there are some clever master-dribblers doing a subterranean Olympics on the abandoned grounds of Eagle Square,” an analyst told SaharaReporters this evening in Abuja. “

Could the sleeping man be the fisherman Jonathan and could the master-dribblers be his sponsors!!!

Methinks this is good dividend of democracy for those who voted Jonathan but not PDP !

STOP SECOND GUESSING YOURSELVES (contd.)

On the other hand if some Nigerian(s) has/have managed to pull a fast one on some people in Indonesia and the Jakarta Post, then shame on both the Post and its staff on the one hand, and whoever on the other hand in Indonesia that entered into a business venture and signed the contract with Nigerians without verifying it. The activities of some Nigerians have been in the limelight for so long that even the bushmen and hottentots have heard or read about them.

STOP SECOND GUESSING YOURSELVES NIGERIANS

Fellow countrymen and women, quit second guessing yourselves. It's all true. There was no way in hell, even if it freezes over that the Jakarta Post would get this wrong. This is only one in the continuing competition among criminals in government (CIG) to see who can dupe Nigeria the most/worst without Nigerians knowing it. Some of these criminals in government (CIG) will end up being richer than Nigeria by the time they leave office. The onus is therefore on the Federal Government to prove to Nigerians that this story is false. The Post does not owe Nigerians any thing. If the FG believes that Nigeria has been harmed/injured or wronged by the publication, let the FG take the Jakarta Post to court to demonstrate to Nigerians that the story is false. Failure to do this will show Nigerians that it's all true. This will not and should not be allowed to disappear with the passage of time.

WE DO NOT HAVE A GOVERNMENT

WE DO NOT HAVE A GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA.
WE ONLY HAVE A BUNCH OF THIEVES, CONFUSSED CBN GOVERNOR, VERY CORRUPT AND UNINTELLIGENT NASS THAT CLAPS AT EVERY PRESENTATION THAT INCLUDES FIGURES WETHER RIGHT OR WRONG, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR SIMULATIONS AND RESEARCH. AS SUCH ANYONE WHO MANAGES TO GIVE THEM FIGURES GETS A PASS MARK FOR ALL RUBBISH.
THIS NATION WILL COLLAPSE ECONOMICALLY IN 2012, GIVEN ALL THE HORRIBLE POLICIES EVERYWHERE.

HERE IS THE LINK

FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO CHECK THE STORY FOR THEMSELVES HERE IS THE LINK:

NIGERIA TO INVEST Rp 24 TRILLION IN INDONESIAN REFINERY DEAL

THE REPORT QUOTE NON LESS THAN A MINISTER IN THE INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT.

enough

Enough of all these writings,we need action.It is obvious there has never been any regime that have the public interest at heart in Nigeria.It is only their pockets they want to fill.Before nko?Why them no go deny?Well,we'll continue to sit and look till they sell every body in Nigeria to neighbouring countries like what Obasanjo did to our brothers and sisters in BAKASI.

Nigerian Police should raid Indonesian newspaper immediately!!

I expected the Nigerian police to raid the Indonesian newspaper as they raided The Nation last week. Atleast this threaten national security far more than Mr. Obasanjo (the incestuous man)'s letter. if that is not possible, then Mr. Clueless Jonathan should immediately declare war on Indonesia !

Abi I lie ? lol

Someone representing

Someone representing government was planning a deal when the Jakarta post let the cat out of the bag. Their is some truth in the story, and we the public only have a tiny amount of information. Just look at the crooks Jonathan surrounds himself with. Pirates, smugglers, terrorists and illiterates trying to scuttle the Nigerian project. They forget that if they succeed in dismantling Nigeria, the Niger delta will be ungovernable for a long time to come. It is not just Ijaw in the region, they have Itsekiri, Uhrobo, Nsoko, Ikwerre, not to talk of the minorities in Akwa Ibom, Cross river who will not sit back and let Ijaw overlord them. Do you think Uhrobo will allow Ijaw to dominate them? Right now Ijaw believes the Niger delta belongs to them.

I stand by Nigerian government

The FG have refuted their involvement in the alleged building of refinery at Indonesia and that is what any reasonable govt should do.Any person who do not accept, agree or still doubt the sincerity of FG should go to hell and burn to ashes.
Since the said newspaper publication failed to mention any Nigerian govt official or Nigerian who signed, promoting or an agent to this ridiculous fictitious deal, my take to this still remain that the publication was criminally conceived and my primary suspects are the enemies of Jonathan both at home and abroad.
Those abusing Jonathan are hopeless and helpless, they are jobless fools who have nothing to offer.Chief among them is Okwuchukwu Ezeanyika who at half of his age M.T Mbu,Abraham Adesanya,Gowon,Anthony Enahoro etc were at the fore front of Nigerian development and not hiding behind computer, shame on you.

Where are the gas stations in the oil bearing creeks!?

The story like the boat building nonsense that Sylva was deceived into accepting as a project worthy of attracting the views of the president. Simply because its going to be located in Bayelsa state. As a matter of fact, even a child would know the story was planted by Nigerian 419ners in Indonesia. The problem with most of these socalled leaders in the South South, including the ministers and the thieving visionless governors from the zone is that, they often surround themselves with bandits whose second name is lucifer once in power! May God never allow these set of unthinking thinkers parading themselves in the ND as leaders, ever see peace in their lives!

Goliaths dont repent of their evil acts-they design new methods

Its only an insane individual who wld believe the story-its the biggest 419 news item to be published by SR. Who signed the said agreement with the Indonesian government? Was it the ghost of Abacha? The same 419 game that Sylva attempted to play on the presidency because of the fraudsters, criminal minded gangsters he often moves around with. Their only ambition is to recolonize D ND, through Sylva. Why did SR not get intouch with NNPC to confirm the story before going to town with it? Why did diplomats in Indonesia not draw the attention of the MFA to the smear campaign launched by the socalled revolutionaries in diaspora against GEJ?

You might be right there my

You might be right there my friend maybe some Moslem crack heads in Indonesia planned this to discredit Jonathan..

Will the Nigerian government protest to the Indonesians

OK, so when would the Nigerian government lodge a complaint to the Indonesians about their media spreading false and damaging rumours about Nigeria? Where is that village headmaster foreign minister when one needs him?

Lies, Lies And More Lies!

That PDP had zoned 2011 presidency to the North was false; that OBJ wrote Jonathan LETTER to sack some officeholders was false; that Jonathan sacked justice Salami before he’d sack Jonathan via election tribunal was false and that Ribudu indicted Jonathan an wife Patience for corruption was also false. There’s always a false dawn in Nigeria.

One thing I’ve learnt in the hard way is that, anytime Jonathan and his crew say something is wrong: that thing is right after all. And whatever they tell you is right, is actually wrong and lies. If he tells you he won 2011 election freely and fairly, that one is a lie!

rig2011electionyoudie@rocketmail.com

WHY....?

The question in my mind is...why is the Jakarta Post, a major media house in Indonesia not denying their report or admitting error in their publication???
But in all, maybe the FGN should be given benefit of the doubt....maybe???

How I wish subsidy on corruption and profligacy is first removed for the same reasons they are removing it on fuel???

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