Dangote responds to NNPC, says scarcity will end

By Kachi Ekile

Dangote Refinery has responded to the allegation from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) that it sold petrol at N898 per litre to the latter.

Daily Sun reported that NNPCL Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye made the allegation on Sunday, according to TheCable.

In a swift reaction on Sunday evening, Anthony Chiejina, the Group Chief Brand and Communications Officer of Dangote Refinery called the statement “misleading and mischievous”.

Chiejina urged members of the public to disregard the statement and wait for a formal announcement of pricing.

He also disclosed that their products were sold to NNPCL in dollars, assuring that this would make petrol available in every local government in the country.

“Our attention has been drawn to a statement attributed to NNPCL spokesperson, Mr Olufemi Soneye, that we sell PMS at N898 per litre to the NNPCL.

“This statement is both misleading and mischievous, deliberately aimed at undermining the milestone achievement recorded today, Sunday, September 15, 2024, towards addressing energy insufficiency and insecurity, which has bedevilled the economy in the past 50 years.

“We urge Nigerians to disregard this malicious statement and await a formal announcement on the pricing…

“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 products and putting an end to the endemic fuel scarcity in the country”, the statement reads.