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The arrest of a foreign contractor who is said to be engaged in the vandalization of street lights in Abuja, has been announced by the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC).
According to the AMMC Coordinator, Felix Obuah, the contractor damages the existing streetlights in order to get fresh contracts.
Obuah made the disclosure on Tuesday after inspecting some ongoing streetlight repairs and maintenance as directed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
The AMMC Coordinator, who refused to name the contractor, however, said the company operated by the contractor was well known, and the individual would be made to face the full wrath of the law.
He explained that there was a belief that the vandalization was been carried out by scavengers, but they were shocked to discover the involvement of the contractor.
The coordinator explained that Abuja streetlights are divided into 21 lots, with 18 lots inspected so far and the vandalized portions undergoing repair works.
He said a report would be submitted to the FCT Minister, and further action would be taken on the matter, adding that all those involved would be brought to justice.
Obuah said, “The minister of FCT has given us matching orders to make sure that Abuja is lightened up, and as a matter of fact, I embark on the spot assesment with my team to make sure things work well.
“Abuja is divided into 21 lots, today will inspected almost 18 lots. We have discovered that most of those areas have been vandalised, which some are undergoing intervention work by my team.
“We are not impressed with the level of vandalisation that had happened in some of those lots. But I am impressed with my team for living up to expectations especially with the ongoing maintenance work on Yar’adua way and Jabi areas, the light has been restored but some are yet to be restored.
“We will make sure that within a short possible time, the issues is restored. Most a times we thought is scavengers or miscreants that are involved in vandalising the streetlights, not until today that we are able to discover that high level contractors are involved in sabotaging the good efforts of the minister and AMMC.
“We have arrested a very prominent contractor, an expatriate who is involved in vandalising these streetlights to enable them get this contract.One of the expatriates has been arrested and is in detention, there are full evidence to that effect.
“Our report will be submitted to the minister. we must make sure that those vandals and the people buying the items would not go free.
“We can’t be buying and installing while miscreants and expatriates are vandalising it, sabotaging the good efforts of government is wrong.”
Nasiru Mukhtar, a resident of Kano State, has been remanded by the State Shariah Court at Kofar Kudu for allegedly assaulting Imam Malam Murtala Sulaiman during morning prayers at a mosque in the Tudunwada area.
Naija News learnt that the incident occurred on October 22, 2024, around 5 am.
Mukhtar reportedly stormed the mosque, held the Imam by the neck, and slapped him multiple times before tearing his clothes and taking his microphone.
Following the altercation, the imam filed a complaint with the state police command, leading to Mukhtar’s arrest.
During the court proceedings, Mukhtar’s defence counsel requested bail, citing the need for further investigation.
However, the presiding judge, Malam Isah Rabi’u Gaya, ordered a psychiatric evaluation to assess the accused’s mental state.
The court adjourned the case until November 22, 2024, while the accused remains in custody.
The Tinubu-led federal government has announced plans to restore electricity to the Northern region of the nation within the next 72 hours.
On October 22, the Transmission Company of Nigeria reported an outage affecting the North-East, North-West, and parts of North-Central Nigeria after the 330-kilovolt (kV) Ugwaji-Apir double circuit transmission lines 1 and 2 tripped. Nafisatu Ali, Executive Director of the Independent System Operator, explained that the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line, supplying power to the North, was vandalized by insurgents.
Following the incident, President Bola Tinubu directed the military to secure the power lines while repairs are conducted.
Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, October 29 during a session with the Senate Committee on Power, led by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA, Abia South), the Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu addressed the ongoing power outage affecting the northern region.
Adelabu explained that, as a temporary measure, power would be routed through the Ugwuaji-Makurdi transmission line, covering approximately 80% of the affected states.
The Minister stated, “Power will be restored to the North in two to three days. We will use the Ugwuaji-Makurdi transmission line temporarily.”
Adelabu assured the committee that once full access is obtained, repairs would be made to the damaged lines, ensuring full restoration of power within the next 14 days.
Following renewed cult-related killings in Edo State, a group, Benin United Forum has called on the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II to invoke curses on those involved in cult-related killings like he did when human trafficking assumed an embarrassing dimension in the kingdom.
Also, the Edo State Police Command has confirmed the death of one person in a renewed cult war in the state.
However, a source close to the area where the clash took place in Upper Sokponba said that eight people have been killed.
The latest clash is said to be between the Eiye and Vikings confraternity.
Though the cause of the clashes is not yet known, it was gathered that the issues escalated when some of the people believed to be leaders of the groups tried to resolve the crisis in a meeting called at Tipper Garage in the Idogbo area of Upper Sokponba Road.
It was said that the attempt to settle issues did not work out after, which some ‘Eiye men’ attacked the Vikings members and inflicted injuries on them with knives but no life was lost.
The source said, “The Vikings went back in their numbers and killed one of the top members of ‘Eiye’ which led to an escalation of the crisis and killing spree. The challenge in this is that one of the groups does not accept apology and the other does not apologise,” the source stated.
Meanwhile, a group, Benin United Forum has called on the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II to invoke curses on those involved in cult-related killings like he did when human trafficking assumed an embarrassing dimension in the kingdom.
A press statement by Benin United Forum signed by the President and Secretary of the group, Iyamu Culture, and Osayuki-Osa Benson, on Tuesday, read, “We humbly appeal to Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolo Kpolo, Oba Ewuare II, to direct our Ohens (Chief Priests) across the length and breadth of Benin Kingdom to immediately place curse(s) on those who are hiding under cultism to kill themselves in parts of Benin City which have consumed the lives of countless youths especially at Upper Sakponba Axis which is often seen as the center ground for the barbaric act, followed by Egor/Uwelu, Ugbowo/Uselu, part of GRA.”
Another group, the Network of Civil Society Organisations has called on the police to lift the ban on vigilante groups in the state to help combat the menace of cult groups.
A statement by the president of the organisation, Ogbidi Emmanuel said the cult clash is largely blamed on the porous nature of security in the state, following the “needless ban on the Edo State Joint Security Network earlier trained by the Police.
“The ban, which was pronounced by the Inspector General of Police Mr Kayode Egbetokun have since brought about great increase in crime to an alarming rate, especially within the locals.”
The statement called on the police to investigate the cult-related killings and bring perpetrators to book.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, said one person has so far been killed in the renewed cult clash in the state.
“I don’t know if there were cult killings, but I can confirm one corpse was picked on Monday around the pipeline, I have the picture on my phone. As of Tuesday, I don’t have any information that anything has happened,” he added.
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The Federal Government has said that the four toll gates along the 260km Abuja-Keffi-Makurdi expressway is in conformity with the requirements of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC).
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, while responding to questions on the tolls in Abuja, explained that the law establishing ICRC prescribes the minimum and maximum requirements for tolling of roads on concession.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports Umahi was reacting to a question on concerns raised by some commuters on the number of tolls on the newly delivered expressway.
Although the toll gates are yet to be operational, the commuters along the route have raised concerns that four points for payment of tolls on a 260km stress of road will be burdensome.
They, however, commended the federal government for the timely delivery of the project.
“The total length of that road is 260 kilometres, and it is dualised, which means you are talking about 520 kilometres, and I don’t think that we have more than four toll gates on that road.
“There is a law establishing infrastructure concession regulatory commission, and they have the minimum requirements and maximum requirements for tolling.
“We have followed that law and we have also set up a committee because we are doing a cashless collection on the road.
“The committee members are meeting with us next week, and they will tell us how to go about that, because, there are a lot of people who do not know how to read and write, when it comes to ICT.
“It may be difficult for them to understand what we are talking, in terms of electronics payment of tolls.
“So, we are trying to ensure that we carry such people along,” the minister explained.
NAN recalled that the minister on Oct. 17, inaugurated the committee on the implementation of cashless tolling system on the road.
According to Umahi, cashless tolling system is a strategic programme under the Highway Development and Management Initiative aimed at promoting strong and sustainable transportation ecosystem.
The committee’s tasks included, designing the cashless system, establishing relief stations with essential services such as supermarkets, clinics, and security outposts, and ensuring improved security along the highway.
Umahi had stressed: “Within 10 minutes of any incident along the route, security people will be able to respond.”
NAN reports that the Abuja-Keffi-Markurdi road project was procured under the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction–Finance (EPC+F) model.
The road, executed by the China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) was funded up to 85 per cent by China Exim Bank, with the 15 per cent counterpart funding from the federal government.
The project cost 542 million Dollar, and with CHEC handling it, China Exim Bank provided 85 per cent (460.8 million dollar) of the funding in the form of Preferential Export Buyer’s Credit.
A section of the agreement states that the company will toll the road and then recoup the money for the government to pay back the loan segment of the project.
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President Bola Tinubu says the oil sector will experience stability with the implementation of naira-for-crude transactions.
Tinubu spoke during a review meeting at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday.
On October 5, the federal government officially announced the commencement of the sale of crude oil and refined petroleum products in naira.
Three weeks later, Dangote Petroleum Refinery received four cargoes of crude oil from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited under the naira-for-crude sale agreement.
The president said using the naira was conceived to remove the exchange rate hurdle.
“Whatever solution we proffer in crude oil and refined products sales in naira should not take us back to our experience in the last 40 years,” Tinubu said.
“There can be cost and revenue adjustment in the oil sector, but the issue is that the government will not have to go back to the old way of doing things.”
Tinubu also commended the implementation committee on the crude oil and refined products sale in naira and asked the members to resolve any teething problems.
He urged the various players in the oil sector, including the NNPC and the Dangote refinery, to collaborate to improve the economy and livelihood of Nigerians.
The president urged stakeholders to look inward and consider supplying enough petrol and petroleum products for local consumption to stop the persistent reliance on importation.
Tinubu said it would enable the channelling of foreign exchange into the development of the real sector.
‘USE AFREXIMBANK TO RESOLVE NAIRA PRICING’
Tinubu also advised stakeholders to use the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), being the financial adviser on the deal, as a settlement bank to resolve the naira pricing for crude and refined products.
“The market must determine what we are doing. Once you allow the market to determine the profit and loss, independent marketers and the government side can meet on the worksheet,” he said.
“I want the issues resolved without future waste of time.
“We can have energy security, and the motivation for Alhaji Aliko Dangote will not be defeated. It will be more predictable on a medium and long-term basis.”
At the meeting, Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, said the administration’s groundbreaking steps to sell crude in naira would not be reversed.
He said the government would not be involved in determining the rate of exchange for the oil sector.
Aliko Dangote, president and chairman of Dangote Group, told Tinubu that Dangote refinery had more than 500 million litres of petrol in reserve.
Dangote said the refinery could collaborate with the other refineries managed by NNPC to meet an estimated 32 million litres of local petrol needs.
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Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage has made a confession.
She revealed that more women approached her for relationships than men.
She disclosed this in a recent interview with The Beat 99.9 FM, Lagos.
She wondered why women were approaching her despite being straight.
“A lot more women actually hit on me than men. I don’t know why.”
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A pastor Ayorinde AdeBello has denied engaging in gay s3x.
The pastor suspended by the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, denied allegations of homos3xuality in an Instagram post.
Recall that his suspension, along with another pastor, was announced in an RCCG letter dated October 28.
The letter, signed by Sunday Akande, RCCG’s national overseer, pointed out serious allegations of homos3xuality and ordered a thorough investigation into the allegations.
Reacting to the suspension, AdeBello in a post via his Instagram denied the allegations, stating, “I never engaged in sodomy with male teenagers”.
The pastor explained that his prolonged silence was misconstrued as an “admission of guilt”, which led to his response.
“In the past few days, some allegations were made against me and some others via a blog on social media known as Gist Lover,” the statement reads.
“I had wanted to respond immediately when it was brought to my attention, but I was advised not to, as I was not the only one named, and all of us may have been mentioned to drive engagement on the blog.
“However, as these allegations have escalated to criminal claims, I am compelled to respond as my prolonged silence has been misconstrued as an admission of guilt."
He continued, “I have NEVER demanded s3x from any male as payment or gratification to give them assistance, platforms or positions. God is the only king-maker, the only One who can raise and erase kings, and give positions and platforms.
“I have NEVER had s3x with (*******) or proposed s3x to him for any reason.
“The questions in the screenshot were asked during a conversation in a male teenager WhatsApp group where discussions regarding Male Reproductive Health and self-esteem took place.
“The teenagers were taught about the right hygiene for reproductive health, the right kind of underwear to buy, and that the girth and length determine the underwear size. I also explained that their sizes should not affect their self-esteem and that they are perfectly and uniquely created by God.
“It is disheartening to see that the screenshot message has now been mischievously quoted out of context to portray me as someone who has s3x with male teenagers.”
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, met with the Implementation Committee on the Naira-based sales of crude oil at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja.
Naija News reports the meeting was attended by serial businessman and owner of Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote, the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, as well as other government officials and stakeholders.
During the meeting, President Tinubu charged the committee to resolve any teething problems regarding the implementation of the policy on Naira-based sales of crude oil and refined products.
He also assured that Nigeria would not go back to the old way of doing things in the oil sector.
Sharing details of what transpired at the meeting, presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, quoted Tinubu to have said using the Naira for crude oil sale was adopted to remove the exchange rate hurdle.
“Whatever solution we proffer in crude oil and refined products sales in Naira should not take us back to our experience in the last 40 years.
“There can be cost and revenue adjustment in the oil sector, but the issue is that the government will not have to go back to the old way of doing things,’’ the President stated.
President Tinubu said the various players in the oil sector, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd and the Dangote Refinery, should work to improve the economy and the livelihood of Nigerians.
The President urged stakeholders to look inward and consider supplying enough petrol and petroleum products for local consumption to stop the persistent reliance on importation. He said this would enable the channelling of foreign exchange into the development of the real sector.
The President advised stakeholders to use Afreximbank as a settlement bank to resolve the Naira pricing for crude and refined products. Afreximbank is already on board as the financial adviser.
“The market must determine what we are doing. Once you allow the market to determine the profit and loss, independent marketers and the government side can meet on the worksheet. I want the issues resolved without future waste of time,’’ he added.
Tinubu urged the committee to encourage the motivation of Dangote in setting up a refinery.
“We can have energy security, and the motivation for Alhaji Aliko Dangote will not be defeated. It will be more predictable on a medium and long-term basis,’’ the President said.
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, said the administration’s groundbreaking steps to sell crude in Naira would not be reversed, and the government would not be involved in determining the rate of exchange for the oil sector.
The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group told the President that the refinery had more than 500 million litres of fuel in reserve after supplying 400 million to the economy.
He said the refinery could collaborate with the other refineries managed by NNPC Ltd to meet an estimated 32 million litres of local petrol needs.
At the meeting, the Federal Inland Revenue Service Chairman, Zach Adedeji, who chairs the technical committee, said importing refined products should end once there is capacity to produce enough to meet domestic needs.
He said: “The vision of Mr President is to turn Nigeria into a hub for refined products to export to the world.”
Other stakeholders at the meeting included Prof. Benedict Oramah, the President and Chairman of the Board of Afrexim Bank, and Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, the minister of budget and national planning and Group Managing Director of NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari.
The president’s special adviser on energy, Olu Verheijen, and the CEOs of NIMASA and Nigerian Ports Authority also attended, along with Engineer Gbenga Komolafe, head of Upstream Regulator, and Farouk Ahmed, head of Midstream & Downstream Regulator, NMDPRA.
The Imo state police have arrested a 17-year-old student of Imo State University (IMSU) for faking her abduction.
The student, arrested in Owerri, has been identified as Jesse Chidiebere.
Henry Okoye, the Imo police spokesperson, said the command received a distress call from concerned citizens reporting Jesse’s disappearance.
He said a text sent from her instant messaging account claimed she had been abducted and killed.
The text had asked her family to go to Orji police station for confirmation.
Okoye said police operatives launched a search and discovered that the missing girl was alive.
He said the student was found to have fabricated the story as a social media prank.
“On October 26, 2024, at approximately 10:00 pm, police received a distress call from concerned citizens reporting Chidiebere missing,” Okoye said.
“A message sent from her WhatsApp account claimed she had been abducted and killed, urging her family to go to the Orji Police Station for confirmation.
“In response, police operatives launched a search and discovered the following morning, October 27, 2024, that Chidiebere was alive and had fabricated the story as a prank on social media.
“An investigation is ongoing to ascertain her motives for such mischief and would certainly face prosecution.
“The commissioner of police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma has expressed concern over such irresponsible behaviour, which wastes valuable resources and causes public panic.
“He urges parents to caution their children against engaging in dangerous pranks and spreading misinformation.
“The Command remains committed to combating misinformation and ensuring a safe environment for all and sundry in the state.”
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John Onaiyekan, a cardinal and former Catholic archbishop of Abuja, says Nigeria’s development will be affected if the northern region is neglected.
The cleric spoke in Abuja on Tuesday when the League of Northern Democrats (LND) paid him a courtesy visit.
The LND has been in consultations with eminent Nigerian leaders, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former defence minister T.Y. Danjuma.
Onaiyekan urged members of the group to engage the political leadership in the north on the need to deliver good governance.
“I think we must face reality that the way the northern Nigeria is today is not what we can be proud of,” he said.
“All the various indices of good governance and standard of living; we have a very poor record. If Nigeria is poor, the epicentre of the poor is the north.
“And when there is a league of northern democrats who are interested in addressing the issues and finding out why is it that things are not moving as they should, I think things will move because a league of elite northern democrats should be able to engage those who call themselves political leaders, especially as some of you have had good experience in government.
“So, you can tell them, listen, and look around you. Are you proud of what you see? Out-of-school children are all over the place, and it is not an excuse to say we are poor because if we continue to cry about being poor, the issue will remain.
“We are in a federal government, and federal resources are being distributed. So, what has happened? Let’s face it, if the north does not move well, Nigeria cannot move well. It’s the same discourse: if Nigeria does move well, Africa cannot move well.”
Onaiyekan said it is important for the entire nation to be interested in the northern region’s development, stressing that there is no room for a section of the country to “lag”.
Ibrahim Shekarau, LND leader and former governor of Kano, said the group is focused on addressing challenges of poverty, illiteracy, insecurity, mutual distrust, and declining political influence in the northern region.
Shekarau noted that the group is not tailored to support any individual or political party.
He added that the concern of LND members is to ensure that political parties are mobilised and made to serve the electorate.
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja branch, has called on President Bola Tinubu to implement policies that will nurture economic prosperity in the country.
Speaking at a press briefing in Ikeja on Tuesday, Oluwaseyi Olawumi, chairman of the branch, expressed concerns over economic challenges, including the latest increase in the pump price of petrol and the 250 percent hike in electricity tariffs.
Olawumi noted some of the government’s policies have resulted in increased inflation and spikes in transportation fares, healthcare bills, education, and daily expenditures.
“Inflation is now at its highest, reducing purchasing power and disproportionately impacting low- and middle-income families who are already vulnerable,” the NBA chairman said.
“The combined effects of this fuel price hike and 250 percent power tariff hike have, apart from wiping out the middle class in the economic pyramid, brought unprecedented pain, hardship, and suffering to the generality of the people of this country.
“This trend has equally placed a significant strain on businesses across sectors, such that where businesses are not crippled, acute adaptive strategies are deployed to sustain operations or survival in the face of economic headwinds.
“We urge the government and policymakers to consider a systematic examination of empirical data, theoretical frameworks, and comparative analyses.
“We urge the government to delineate the complicated impacts of fuel price hikes and inflation on individuals, businesses, and socio-economic structures.
“We recommend that the efficacy of existing policies in addressing these adversities be scrutinised and strategies that nurture economic prosperity be proffered.”
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has called on the public with relevant evidence against its pastors accused of homosexuality to present them for investigation.
In a memo dated October 28, 2024, the church announced the indefinite suspension of two youth ministers pending the outcome of the investigations against them.
The memo, signed by Sunday Akande, RCCG’s national overseer, ordered a thorough investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations.
Akande emphasized that the church’s doctrine does not tolerate or allow any act of homosexuality, citing biblical references.
In a statement, according to ChurchTimes, the RCCG urged people with relevant evidence against the pastors to come forward.
The church also provided an email address (rccgadm@gmail.com) and phone number (09039000700) for submitting information. It emphasized that only substantiated evidence will be reviewed.
Ayorinde AdeBello, one of the accused pastors, earlier denied the allegation of homosexuality.
He said he has never engaged in sodomy with male teenagers.
The pastor said his prolonged silence was misconstrued as an “admission of guilt”, prompting his response.
AdeBello also clarified that a viral WhatsApp screenshot being circulated was misquoted and taken out of context.
He claimed the conversation was actually about male reproductive health and self-esteem within a teenagers’ WhatsApp group.
Our refinery has 500m litres of PMS to end scarcity, but retailers aren’t buying — Aliko Dangote
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Aliko Dangote, founder of the Dangote Group, says the Dangote Petroleum Refinery currently has over 500 million litres of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, available for sale.
Dangote spoke after a meeting on Tuesday with President Bola Tinubu and his committee on crude oil and refined product sales in local currency.
The billionaire said retailers are not collecting the available products to ease petrol queues, which also results in financial losses for the company.
“With enough supply of crude, we can actually produce much more than 30 million litres every day,” Dangote said.
“At full capacity, we can even supply whatever is being consumed.
“But what I estimated as consumption, which I believe may be about 30, 32 million, we can start producing by next week, so it is not really an issue, because, as we speak today, we have 500 million litres in our tanks.
“500 million litres in our tanks even if there’s no protection from any or no imports, this will take the country more than 12 days, with no imports, with no production, nothing.
“We are more than ready.”
Dangote assured Tinubu that the company would supply at least 30 million litres per day and gradually increase production.
‘DANGOTE REFINERY LOSING MONEY DUE TO UNSOLD PMS’
The businessman explained that keeping unsold PMS in storage is costly, urging retailers to collect the products to reduce petrol queues and the company’s losses.
“On the streets, one thing that you have to understand is that we are producers. I have a refinery. I’m not in the business of retail. If I’m in the business of retail, then you hold me responsible,” Dangote said.
“But what I’m saying is that the retailers should please come forward and pick. If they don’t come forward and pick, what do you want me to do? There is nothing that I can do.
“I am expecting the NNPC or the marketers to stop importing, they should come and pick because we have what they need.
“I don’t know whether you understand what it takes to keep half a billion litres inside our tank.
“It’s costing me money every day. If I will be able to collect the naira, I can actually charge somebody 32 percent in interest.
“So right now, that’s what I’m losing. And we are talking about 500 million, and we don’t print money.
“The issue is that if they come and collect, then you will not see any queues in the filling stations.
“We have what it takes for them to come and collect. We are not retailers. We also don’t have trucks to send. We have a factory, we have where they can load.”
Dangote urged retailers to collect the PMS available, just as they do with imported products.
He questioned why, if retailers are distributing 55 million litres daily, they would not collect and distribute the company’s stock.
Wale Edun, the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy announced the refinery would commence the distribution of PMS, on September 15.
On October 10, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to sell petrol to its members at the Dangote refinery rate or refund the oil marketers’ money.
IPMAN said its members’ money has been with NNPC for over three months.
The association said the national oil company collected PMS from the Dangote refinery below N900 per litre, but NNPC wants oil marketers to buy the same product at the rate of N1,010 in Lagos, N1,045 in Calabar, N1,050 in Port Harcourt, and N1,040 in Warri.
The next day, the federal government said oil marketers can now buy petroleum products directly from the Dangote refinery and other local producers — one week after directing the Dangote refinery to sell petrol to only the NNPC.