Dangote CNG Trucks Don Start to Deliver Fuel to Filling Stations for Lagos

Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals don begin supply petrol give petroleum marketers for different areas of Lagos using their new trucks wey dey run on compressed natural gas (CNG). One of the trucks wey carry Dangote logo bin dey offload fuel for Conoil filling station wey dey directly opposite Ikeja General Hospital. This move na one big step to change how fuel dey move around Nigeria, reduce transport wahala and make fuel reach customers faster and cheaper. The truck, wey Dangote import through Apapa Port, cost about ₦720 billion, and e show say the company ready to invest big to make fuel matter easy. E also show say the refinery wey be the biggest single-train refinery for Africa dey expand how e dey operate. Our reporter wey waka around Ikeja area see Dangote new trucks dey discharge fuel for major stations like Conoil and MRS. One of the drivers of the CNG trucks talk say, “We don start to discharge fuel with this truck. If you waka small go down the road, you go see another one dey offload for another Conoil station.” For the Conoil near LASUTH, small line of cars dey as dem wait make the fuel discharge finish. One of the people for the queue, Adebayo Kunle, talk say, “I don dey here since past 11 a.m., now e don pass 1 p.m., I never still get fuel.” He talk say na the delivery process and waiting for the station staff to do calculation dey delay am. Make una remember say Dangote Refinery don already put about 1,000 CNG-powered trucks to begin distribute fuel nationwide. Even though dem talk say dem go start gradually, marketers don start to receive fuel free, as the refinery bin talk before. On Monday, September 22, our reporter spot one of the trucks dey discharge for the Conoil station opposite Lagos General Hospital. Na about 1,000 of these trucks don land, and another 200 dey enter from seaport for Lagos. Before October end, the refinery expect say 4,000 trucks go dey ground. States wey go benefit from the first phase of delivery na Abuja, Lagos, Kwara, Delta, and Edo.

Meanwhile, Dangote Refinery reveal say Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) don beg am to increase fuel price by ₦75 per litre so dem fit sell for the same price as Dangote gantry price for their depots. If this thing happen, e go mean say petrol fit sell as high as ₦950 per litre, and diesel fit reach ₦1,090 per litre for some areas. Dangote talk say even though dem dey sell directly to marketers from their depot at normal price, DAPPMAN wan use coastal logistics (ship transport), wey go add extra ₦75 per litre. With the current fuel demand, 40 million litres of petrol and 15 million litres of diesel daily, this one go cost Nigerians extra ₦1.5 trillion per year, wey dem wan make Dangote cover. Refinery talk say, “We no get plan to increase our gantry price or pay subsidy of over ₦1.5 trillion. That subsidy style na wetin don fraud government for many years. Marketers fit carry fuel directly from our depot without stress or extra logistics cost.” Dem talk say na because dem no gree accept this DAPPMAN subsidy request na why dem dey face public attack and wahala. Dem still emphasize say Dangote Refinery get enough fuel for Nigeria and for export, and every month, dem dey maintain 500 million litres stock for their tanks. “From June to September, we don export 3.2 million metric tonnes of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel. Marketers import 3.6 million metric tonnes during that same period, and we see that as dumping, wey no good for Nigerian economy,” the refinery talk.

Dangote Refinery still support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reform agenda, and say dem don help stabilize Naira, reduce fuel problem, boost foreign exchange, and create work for plenty sectors. “We get strong relationship with government agencies and we go continue to support dem. But we no go fear to hold any institution accountable when e reach,” dem talk. Dem also stand strong behind wetin dem talk about DAPPMAN for their 15th September publication, and say anybody wey no happy with wetin dem talk fit go court. “We no dey fear threat or seven-day ultimatum. We ready to defend our stand with any legal means.” Dangote Refinery end by saying dem remain committed to Nigeria progress and ready to partner with any patriotic person or group wey wan move the country forward.