The Unbiased Petroleum Entrepreneurs Affiliation of Nigeria (IPMAN) has expressed sturdy help for Dangote Refinery’s choice to start free distribution of petrol and diesel throughout the nation, describing it as a well timed resolution to long-standing challenges within the downstream sector.
Talking on Dawn Day by day on Channels Tv on Friday, June 20, IPMAN’s Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Chinedu Ukadike, praised Aliko Dangote for figuring out the issues plaguing oil distribution in Nigeria and taking concrete steps to repair them.
“When you take a look at the Dangote assertion, it’s a sturdy coverage assertion,” Ukadike stated. “When you learn down that assertion you’ll perceive that he foresaw quite a lot of issues within the oil and fuel trade and likewise determined to sort out it.”
He described the transfer as a serious aid for impartial entrepreneurs, saying it could carry cheaper gasoline on to their stations with out the burden of additional logistics prices.
“It’s one thing that we welcome with quite a lot of cheers as a result of it’ll carry gasoline cheaper at our doorpost,” he added.
Ukadike additionally highlighted the years of neglect which have plagued Nigeria’s gasoline transportation infrastructure.
READ ALSO: Dangote Begins Nationwide Petrol Provide August 15 With Credit score Bait
“Our pipelines have gone for years, no person is speaking in regards to the pipelines wired all around the nation from all the entire 21 depots.
“Merchandise should not being moved. We’re struggling the brunt of bringing these merchandise from the ocean shores of the nation the place DAPMAN members have their tank farms,” he stated.
“However if you happen to take a look at Dangote’s assertion you will notice {that a} heavy load has been lifted out of the impartial entrepreneurs,” Ukadike added.
The refinery had on Sunday introduced plans to start free supply of petrol and diesel to entrepreneurs and different giant customers beginning August 15, 2025.
As a part of the initiative, Dangote Group disclosed it had acquired 4,000 Compressed Pure Fuel (CNG)-powered tankers to make sure clean nationwide distribution.
Nonetheless, the announcement drew criticism from the Petroleum Merchandise Retail Retailers House owners Affiliation of Nigeria (PETROAN), which claimed the transfer would harm depot house owners and transporters with present provide offers to huge purchasers.
Ukadike dismissed these considerations, insisting Dangote had each proper to find out how his merchandise are distributed.
“As a refinery, Dangote has the best to discover a higher approach to get his merchandise to the entrepreneurs,” he stated.
