The attention of Dangote has been drawn to a statement attributed to NNPCL spokesperson, Mr. Olufemi Soneye, that the company sell their PMS at N898 per litre to the NNPCL.
According to the press release by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina maintain that the statement is both misleading and mischievous, deliberately aimed at undermining the milestone achievement recorded today, September 15, 2024.
Anthony highlighted that the intention of the circulating message was to jeopardize the efforts towards addressing energy insufficiency and insecurity, which has bedeviled the economy in the past 50 years.
The organization spokespersons, said: ²We 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.
Dangote representative further revealed: “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.
The new strategy is designed to deliver quality petroleum products and stop fuel scarcity: “We assure Nigerians of availability of quality petroleum product and putting an end to the endemic fuel scarcity in the country.