Monrovia, Oct. 1 -- The Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) has strongly denied allegations of targeting petroleum importers, including Srimex Oil and Gas, amid recent tensions over regulatory enforcement actions. Speaking over the weekend during a donation exercise to the At-risk Youths Temporary Holding Center in Johnsonville, the Deputy Managing Director for Administration at the LPRC, Jocab Smith, clarified that the agency's actions are strictly regulatory and not politically motivated.

"We have no inclination to witch-hunt anybody. We don't have any political objectives in the decisions that we make," Smith told reporters. "Our role is to regulate the petroleum sector to ensure order, transparency, and compliance with the laws...