In a heated response to recent claims by IPMAN and PETROAN, Dangote Refinery has slammed the associations for allegedly misleading the public about fuel prices. Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, dismissed assertions that fuel imports could be sold cheaper than Dangote’s domestic production, suggesting such claims promote substandard, potentially harmful products.
According to Chiejina, Dangote’s pricing aligns with international standards, ensuring premium-quality fuel, unlike cheaper alternatives that could compromise vehicle performance and public health. Dangote Refinery, he stressed, has reduced prices to N960 per liter for ship sales and N990 per liter for trucks—benchmarking transparency and competitiveness post-deregulation.
Chiejina also revealed that a foreign company has set up shop near the Dangote facility, allegedly to blend and flood the market with low-grade fuel. He cautioned that allowing inferior products undercuts Nigeria’s refining industry and risks exporting jobs while importing poverty.
“Protecting our domestic industry is vital,” Chiejina stated, urging the public to disregard the “disinformation campaign” led by those resisting Nigeria’s self-reliant refining future.
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