Refineries kachikwu assures the refining of oil before 2019

I think there may be some confusion here. I'm not aware of any statement from Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, the former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources in Nigeria, that oil refineries in Nigeria would be refined before 2019.

In fact, the refineries in Nigeria have been plagued by years of underperformance, corruption, and lack of maintenance, leading to a significant decline in their capacity to refine crude oil. The refineries have been operating below their installed capacity, and the country has had to rely heavily on imported refined petroleum products to meet its domestic demand.

While there have been efforts to revamp and rehabilitate the refineries, it's unlikely that they would be fully refined and operational before 2019. The process of rehabilitating and modernizing the refineries is complex and requires significant investment, expertise, and time.

It's possible that Dr. Kachikwu may have made a statement about the government's plans to revamp the refineries, but I couldn't find any evidence of a specific timeline for their completion. If you have any more information or a specific source for the statement, I'd be happy to help clarify.