Claim by NNPCL's Spokesperson that we sold PMS at N898 per litre, mischievous - Dangote Refinery

The management of Dangote Refinery, says it was mischievous for the Spokesperson of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mr. Olufemi Soneye to claim that it sold a litre of PMS to the National oil company at N898 per litre.                              

In a statement released this night, Dangote Refinery, said the claim by Mr. Soneye, was deliberately aimed at undermining its milestone achievement recorded today, Sunday September 15                            

The statement, which was credited to the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of Dangote Refinery, Anthony Chiejina, averred: "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."

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