By Udeme Akpan
The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has noted with concern the circulation of unfounded and misleading claims suggesting that its petroleum products are exported to Lomé and subsequently re-imported into Nigeria.
The company said in a statement that, as a matter of policy, it does not engage with baseless allegations, but it considered it necessary to address this “deliberate misinformation”.
The management stated that the allegation is not supported by verifiable trade data, commercial logic, or the operational realities of Dangote Refinery.A core mandate of the refinery, according to the statement, is to strengthen domestic supply and remain a leading provider of petroleum products in Nigeria.
Any practice that enables imports to compete directly with its own production clearly contradicts this objective, it said.Accordingly, the management confirmed that all sales contracts and tender agreements expressly prohibit the resale or re-importation of Dangote Refinery products into Nigeria.
