Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has denied claims that its members are boycotting the Dangote Petroleum Refinery.
Gatekeepers News reports that in a statement, Olufemi Adewole, executive secretary of DAPPMAN, said petroleum marketers have lifted 518,500 metric tonnes of aviation fuel and automotive gas oil (AGO) from the refinery.
Adewole said the products lifted represent 60 percent of national truck-outs in five months.
“Further analysis of the transactions which occurred between April and September showed marketers lifted 489,500 MT of AGO and 29,000 MT of Jet A1 distributed across various Nigerian ports,” Adewole said.
He added that the oil marketers’ patronage reinforces the group’s commitment to ensuring seamless access to petroleum products in Nigeria. However, Adewole noted that the lack of clarity on the availability of Dangote refinery’s petrol remains an impediment to patronage within the local market.
“We’re waiting for clearance on offtake of petrol from Dangote refinery,” Adewole said.
“DAPPMAN as evidenced by patronage of various products from the Dangote Refinery by its members believes firmly in meeting Nigeria’s energy needs, and remains aligned to calls for the nation not to end up in a monopoly, which will only jeopardise our economic growth and development.”
Adewole emphasised that the trading of petroleum products globally relies on critical issues of price and quality.
“Offtake will, in keeping with the laws of demand and supply, gravitate towards sources where products can be bought at a lower price, better quality and seamless accessibility,” he said.
