The Akwa Ibom State Government said it has rejected 10 vehicles donated to it by ExxonMobil.
A source who is knowledgeable about the donation, however, told PREMIUM TIMES that ExxonMobil had informed the Akwa Ibom government that the vehicles were going to be pulled from their operational fleet.
"I am aware that ExxonMobil told Akwa Ibom government that getting new vehicles may take a while because of the contracting process and because of the lockdown, so they said they were going to get some vehicles from their operational fleet since it was a medical emergency, instead of waiting for things to normalise," the source said.
He said the donated vehicles were supposed to be 15, but that five of them are parked at ExxonMobil facilities in Rivers state, and could not be brought to Akwa Ibom because of the lockdown in Rivers and the ban on interstate travel across the country.
ExxonMobil's operational base, where they produce oil, is in Ibeno, Akwa Ibom State.
