Edo Refinery Carries Out Palliative Work On Benin-Sapele Highway

Management of the Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Limited has carried out further repair works on failed sections of the Benin-Sapele road highway to prevent trucks and heavy duty vehicles from falling on the road.

The palliative work was done at various sections of the road such as Iyanomo, Ekosa, Obayantor Ologbo and Koko junction in Delta State. Head of Technical Operations of the Edo Refinery, Segun Okeini, said the intervention was to prevent an incident that happenned five years ago when an oil tanker carryimg PMS fell at one of the bad spot in Ologbo that resulted to a fire that killed over 20 persons. Okeini said the firm acted promptly to repair the spot after the accident. He said the failed portions has been affecting the firm’s operations as tankers spent days on the highway before gaining access into the refiney to load products. His words, “Our refinery is just about two kilometers ahead. And this area happens to be part of the area of coverage of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). “They approached us to help them fix the failed section because most of their people cannot go out of the area. Our Chairman was around during that period, and he saw the level of damage to the road, and even on that same day, we have like five trucks that fell along the road. He authorized that we should just undertake this. “It is not directly affecting our production but you know trucks that come for loading at times when the road is blocked they will not be able to access the facility and that can affect our operation.” Managing director of SODEOSA Global Resources, Solomon Uyiekpen, said commuters experienced suffering on the road before the intervention. Uyiekpen said he collaborated with the Edo Refinery to fix the road as a CSR to the communities around the area. A member of the Obayantor community, Kennedy Nwazekwu, said the repair work would stop incessant accidents on the road. He said over 20 persons have been killed when their vehicles fell into the ditch.