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Dangote Refinery alleges int’l firm hires depot to blend substandard petrol in Nigeria
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has alleged that an international trading company has hired a depot to blend substandard petroleum products in Nigeria.
The Chief Branding and Communications of Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina raised the alarm in a late-night statement on Sunday in Lagos.
He said: “An international trading company has recently hired a depot facility next to the Dangote Refinery, to use it to blend sub-standard products that will be dumped into the market to compete with Dangote Refinery’s higher quality production.
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“This is detrimental to the growth of domestic refining in Nigeria. We should point out that it is not unusual for countries to protect their domestic industries to provide jobs and grow the economy. For example, the US and Europe have had to impose high tariffs on EVs and microchips to protect their domestic industries.
“While we continue with our determination to provide affordable, good quality, domestically-refined petroleum products in Nigeria, we call on the public to disregard the deliberate disinformation being circulated by agents of people who prefer for us to continue to export jobs and import poverty. ‘
By: Babajide Okeowo
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