Members of the Nigerian House of Representatives have called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to suspend the four companies which recently imported adulterated fuel into the country.

The issue was raised on Thursday as a motion of urgent public importance by the Chief Whip of the House, Mohammed Monguno.

The lawmakers also mandated its Committee on Petroleum Downstream to investigate the release and sale of the off-spec Premium Motor Spirit by petrol stations across the country, to bring the culprits to book.

The House also mandated the committee to ascertain the details of purchases of petroleum products made from January till date to ascertain whether they met with the international standards.

The committee will also investigate the roles played by the NNPC, Standard Organization of Nigeria, the Nigerian Navy and all other regulatory agencies in the petroleum sector in the supply of the product.

They asked that Nigerians whose vehicles and equipment were directly affected by the adulterated fuel be compensated.

The NNPC GMD on Wednesday explained how ‘adulterated’ Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from Belgium entered Nigeria and listed the companies – MRS, Emadeb/Hyde/AY Maikifi/Brittania-U Consortium, Oando, and Duke Oil as the culprits.

He said NNPC investigation revealed the presence of methanol in the PMS cargoes of the companies.