Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the Dangote refinery as a significant private sector project positioned to meet the country’s energy and foreign exchange needs.
In a post via X on Saturday, Atiku urged Nigerians to resist any internal and external forces that want to prevent the country from benefiting from the refinery.
“Each parent eagerly awaiting the arrival of a child will dutifully undertake the necessary measures to ensure that the nurturing and development of this precious blessing remain a primary focus. This fundamental principle applies equally to investments, whether they be local or international.
“With this understanding, I am cautious in considering any deliberate attempts to impede the progress of the Dangote Refinery, a significant private sector project positioned to meet our energy and forex needs.
“Alongside numerous fellow citizens of goodwill, I call upon all Nigerians to take resolute actions to provide reassurance that both internal and external forces are not collaborating to prevent us from reaping the benefits promised by this eagerly anticipated transformative endeavor,” Atiku wrote.
Recall that the Chief Branding and Communications Officer of Dangote Group Anthony Chiejina, said in a statement that it was yet to receive 26 million barrels of crude allocation facilitated by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
Dangote Group, however, said NUPRC had only facilitated the purchase of one crude cargo from a domestic producer.
The statement said: “Aside from the term supply we bilaterally negotiated with NNPC, so far NUPRC has only facilitated the purchase of one crude cargo from a domestic producer. The rest of the cargoes we have processed were purchased from international traders”.
But NUPRC had claimed it facilitated 26 million barrels of crude oil allocation to Dangote Refinery in the first quarter of 2024.
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