Abada  Ifeanyichukwu Michael, Okafor  Ifeoma Nneka, Tr. Omeh  Paul Hezekiah, Ugwuanyi  Ikedi John, 
    The Political Economy of Fuel Importation and Management of Refineries for
Sustainable Development in Nigeria: An Ethical Inquiry,
    Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
    Volume 14,Issue 24,
    2019,
    Pages 9894-9902,
    ISSN 1816-949x,
    jeasci.2019.9894.9902,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.9894.9902)
    Abstract: The evolution and emergence of man on the planet Earth has been pre-occupied with the notion of
go, subdue and dominate the things in it. Man, despite the avalanche of resources bestowed has continued to
be a helpless being. Nigeria being blessed with abundant deposit of fossil fuel has dominated her economy with
importation of refined fuel products. This could be linked to ineffectiveness and the state becoming under
serious captivity at the expense of the refineries, resulting to high dependence on importation of petroleum
products in the midst of abundant oil endowment in Nigeria. It is based on this premise that the purpose and
thrust of this study tends to appreciate and examine adequately the political economy of fuel importation and
management of refineries in Nigeria. Methodologically, the study adequately utilized documentary method and
content-analysis to generate and analyze data . However, the theoretical frame of the study was anchored on
Marxian political economy as postulated by Karl Marx. Arising from the findings, the study revealed how the
ruling class advanced the precepts of capitalism and served as agents of imperialism through the use of state
power to pursue global recognition and self-enrichment. The study ethically recommended among others,
encouragement of technical skills and mobilization of internal experts and endowments through state initiative
for human oriented development in the oil sector in order to have sufficient petroleum products in Nigeria.
    Keywords: petroleum products;Importation;management;refineries;elites;development