Africa’s richest man and president of Dangote Refinery,
Aliko Dangote, has insisted that the ‘cabal’ in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector is
still fighting against the success of his 650,000 barrels per day plant.
Dangote disclosed this, according to Semafor, a global news
platform, at an investor forum in Lagos at the weekend.
He said, “For a very, very long time, those that have made a
lot of money from government-subsidised oil imports into Nigeria were the ones
trying to sabotage the $20 billion worth of refinery situated in Lekki, Lagos.”
He further stressed that “those groups have funded
resistance to the Bola Tinubu government’s removal of petrol subsidies and are
opposed to the refinery operating easily in the country.”
However, Dangote was confident that the battle between him
and the groups would be won, priding himself on being a long-time fighter.
“We’re fighting, and the fight is not yet finished. But I
have been fighting all my life, and I am ready and 100 percent sure I will win
at the end of the day,” he was quoted.
Recall that Dangote Refinery kicked off the sale of petrol
in September 2024, which had led to a significant drop in fuel imports into
Nigeria.
In May 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the
removal of the fuel subsidy during his inauguration speech.
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