The Federal Government appears set to privatise the nation’s four refineries in Port-Hacourt, Warri and Kaduna. Mr. Ben Dikki, the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, announced this at a briefing in Abuja, yesterday. He said however, that his team would first secure the cooperation of labour leaders, especially in the oil industry before taking concrete steps in that regard. His words, “it should be noted that the labour unions have expressed their willingness to dialogue with government to develop appropriate business models for the refineries. This will be followed up and should lead to the commencement of the privatization process in 2014. “The steering committee is expected to commence work soon and develop an appropriate framework for privatization that is acceptable to all stakeholders. “The labour leaders have said that they are not averse to the privatization of the refineries. What they want is […]