Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he’s being
cautious in considering any deliberate attempts to impede the progress of the
Dangote refinery.
Atiku urged Nigerians to take resolute actions to provide
reassurance that both internal and external forces are not collaborating to
prevent the nation from reaping the benefits of 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 in nature.
“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 endeavour,”
Atiku posted on X.
The statement comes after Dangote Refinery said it is yet to
receive 26 million barrels of crude allocation facilitated by the Nigerian
Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC.
NUPRC had claimed it facilitated 26 million barrels of crude
oil allocation to Dangote Refinery in the first quarter of 2024.
However, Dangote Refinery said that NUPRC had only
facilitated the purchase of one crude cargo from a domestic producer.
“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,” Dangote Refinery stated.
The company went on to urge NUPRC to facilitate the
implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act.
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