The Dangote Refinery sabotage attempt has been refuted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited. The business made note of its considerable financial commitment to the undertaking. Reiterating that the firm has invested billions of naira in the refinery and presently maintains a 7.2% share, NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer Olufemi Soneye spoke with the Bereke Family Radio Programme in an interview that was posted on YouTube on Sunday.
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Soneye contended that NNPC’s interests would be harmed and that any attempt to damage the refinery would be ineffective.
Additionally, he made it clear that NNPC is not associated with Mr. Farouq Ahmed, the head of Nigeria’s mainline and downstream petroleum regulatory authorities, who had voiced reservations regarding the refinery’s activities.
“We want all Nigerians to know that NNPC limited has no issues at all with Dangote Refinery,” Soneye stated. Since we own a portion of the Dangote refinery, we will want it to fail. We funded the Dangote Refinery with billions of naira. Right now, we own 7.2% of the refinery. Why then would we want to undermine a business like that? Regarding the matter that Mr. Farouq brought up, he is not employed by NNPC.
The head of Nigeria’s downstream and mainstream petroleum regulatory agencies is Mr. Farouq Ahmed. All of the refineries are under their control. They are in charge of anything related to the distribution of petrol. They are actually better than us in that regard. We are not involved with them in any way. This declaration is made in the midst of conflicts and accusations of sabotage in the petroleum sector.
Contrary to allegations of malice, NNPC’s investment in the Dangote Refinery shows its dedication to the project’s success. Nigeria’s petroleum industry hopes that NNPC’s pledge will allay fears and foster a cooperative atmosphere as the refinery gets ready to start operations.
