WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Dangote Refinery has strongly refuted claims made by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) that the refinery sold Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to the corporation at N898 per litre. In a statement issued by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, Dangote Refinery on Sunday, described the allegation as misleading and an attempt to undermine the significant progress made in addressing Nigeria’s long-standing energy challenges. Chiejina emphasised that the refinery’s current stock of crude was procured in dollars, and that sales to the NNPCL were conducted in dollars, resulting in considerable savings compared to the prices of imported fuel. He also reassured Nigerians that there will soon be adequate petrol supply across the country, reaching even the most remote local government areas. The refinery urged Nigerians to disregard the claims made by NNPCL spokesperson Mr. Olufemi Soneye and await the formal pricing announcement, which is expected to come from the Technical Sub-Committee on Naira-based crude sales, appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This announcement is scheduled for October 1, 2024 The refinery reiterated its commitment to ensuring the availability of quality petroleum products and ending fuel scarcity in Nigeria. The statement reads, ”Our attention has been drawn to a statement attributed to NNPCL spokesperson, Mr. Olufemi Soneye, that we sell our PMS at N898 per litre to the NNPCL. ”This statement is both misleading and mischievous, deliberately aimed at undermining the milestone achievement recorded today, September 15, 2024, towards addressing energy insufficiency and insecurity, which has bedeviled the economy in the past 50 years. ”We urge Nigerians to disregard this malicious statement and await a formal announcement on the pricing, by the Technical Sub-Committee on Naira-based crude sales to local refineries, appointed by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, which will commence on October 1, 2024, bearing in mind that our current stock of crude was procured in dollars. ”It should also be noted that we sold the products to NNPCL in dollars with a lot of savings against what they are currently importing. With this action, there will be petrol in every local government area of the country regardless of their remote nature. ”We assure Nigerians of availability of quality petroleum product and putting an end to the endemic fuel scarcity in the country.”
Dangote Refinery Rejects NNPCL’s N898/Litre Claim, Calls It ‘Misleading’
