The Dangote Refinery has said that it has recorded 22 incidents of attempted sabotage since it began operations in 2024. The company recently revealed that the recent reorganisation at the refinery had nothing to do with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN).
Recall that the reshuffle, which affected approximately 800 workers, triggered a strike initiated by PENGASSAN before it was eventually suspended following the federal government’s intervention.
Speaking with journalists during a tour of the refinery, Vice President, Oil and Gas, Dangote Industries Limited, Mr Devakumar Edwin, shared that the sabotage attempts were made to disrupt production and damage key equipment.
According to him, despite the consistent attempts to derail its operations, every disruptive move has been futile thanks to the refinery’s advanced safety systems.
He stated that the brains behind the sabotage have gone as far as spreading false news about gas supply problems just to tarnish Dangote’s reputation.
“We have been under repeated attacks. Initially, they said the refinery would never come up.
Then, they said it would not be commissioned or start production. Later, they spread false news about gas supply problems.
Now, they are trying to insinuate operational breakdowns. None of that is true,” he said.
He further rubbished recent claims that the refinery was facing operational or crude supply problems, describing the reports as “completely wrong.”
He concluded by saying that the obvious attempts to discredit the refinery’s progress will continue to fail.
Dangote refinery presently has over 312 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in its storage tanks, in addition to its ongoing daily production.
With a processing capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, the plant is capable of meeting Nigeria’s entire demand for petrol, diesel (AGO), and aviation fuel (Jet A1), while still exporting nearly 50 per cent of its products.
