By John Obi
The Nigerian National Petroleum company limited NNPCL has commenced loading of petrol from Dangote refinery in the ibeju Lekki Axis of Lagos.
The lifting of the product began on Sunday.
According to the Nigerian Television Authority”At the start of the process, ten trucks drove into gantries while their compartments were filled with the product from a computerized gadget.
Equipped with 86 gantries making it possible to load 86 trucks simultaneously, t
“The development now serves as a boost for the NNPC in the quest to make petroleum products available across the federation, while 40 gantries are dedicated for the discharge of petrol alone.
“Vice President of Dangote Industries limited Devakumar V. G. Edwin said the refinery has the capacity to discharge 54 million liters of petrol per day thereby saving the country foreign exchange.
“The number of trucks driving into the gantries keep increasing with the NNPC projecting hundreds in the coming days.”
Meanwhile, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria IPMAN says the Dangote Refinery “are giving the NNPCL the offer of first refusal and we’re not against that”. It said in a statement on Sunday
The statement credited to the National Publicity Secretary of the Association said for the association to compete,Dangote should also give them their share of the petroleum product adding ” We will determine our price and sell cheaper”.
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