The National President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), Dr Billy Gillis-Harry, has said that the Dangote Refinery has increased its ex-depot diesel price. He recently revealed that the increment took effect on Thursday, and Nigerians have been reacting.
Speaking during an interview with New Telegraph, Billy Gillis-Harry shared the ex-depot diesel price was hiked to N950 per litre.
“It is true. Dangote Refinery has increased the ex-depot price of diesel alone. It took effect from Thursday,” he said.
However, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Dangote Industries Limited, Mr Anthony Chiejina, granted an interview with the same New Telegraph on Thursday to disclose that reports saying the refinery has increased its ex-depot diesel price are false.
He concluded by confirming that the news is not true, stressing that the falsehood should be ignored.
“It is not true. We have not increased our ex-depot diesel price,” he added.
Recall that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, recently appealed to Nigerians to resolutely defend the country and government against any form of external threat.
He emphasized the importance of databases and measurable outcomes in managing both governance and party structures.
Speaking at the flag-off of the All Progressives Congress, APC, e-registration hands-on device/application themed “Train-the-Trainer” for the South West Zone, held at Lagos House, Marina, Sanwo-Olu said that the Dangote Refinery must be protected at all costs.
According to him, Dangote deserves praise for employing, housing and training several Nigerians across the country, and it is our duty as citizens to ensure his national investment is properly safeguarded.
He stated that Aliko going as far as building 35,000 flats in Ibeju-Lekki to house his employees is worthy of commendation.
“The Dangote 650,000 barrel per day of refining capacity must be protected, the billions of dollars expended is not a joke.
We all said we should sign the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB in this country. What are they doing now.? So those refineries in San Francisco that are now empty because we are refining here. But it’s not our fight.
Should we not produce jobs for our people.? The man took 3,000 Nigerians to India to train for a year, the man has built 35,000 flats in Ibeju-Lekki to house his employees; that place sits on a land bigger than the whole of Victoria Island. Is it not in Nigeria? We must protect it, it’s a Nigerian expenditure,” the governor said.
