As the Dangote refinery launched its direct fuel distribution scheme, bulk fuel consumers and filling stations are dumping their middlemen suppliers for Dangote’s free delivery.
The President of the National Association of Road Transport Owners, Yusuf Othman, stated this during a live programme on TVC News. Othman, who condemned the free delivery of fuel to filling stations, telecom companies, and other bulk users, said buyers have now jettisoned the contracts signed with his members to receive free delivery from Dangote.
The NARTO president explained that his members have up to 30,000 trucks, and cannot do the business of fuel distribution free of charge.
“We have our members who have signed agreements with so many companies.
Some are even informal agreements, but we have formal agreements signed, and by that, we used those formal agreements to collect bank facilities to buy trucks and serve those companies. But now, those agreements are at stake because a big brother is coming to supply directly to them, not minding the fact that they have signed agreements with us.
“Though they have not officially informed us, and it’s not officially confirmed, the information available to us showed that this is ongoing, and as such, our trucks will not be used again. That is one of the reasons why so many of our members are complaining. If I sign an agreement with you for service by virtue of my 10 trucks, and somebody somewhere comes to do the same thing for you for free, it’s a very delicate situation.
“So, that is one of the reasons why we are calling on the Federal Government, especially the NMDPRA, which has told all of us clearly that this act is an illegal act by virtue of Section 212 of the PIA,” he said.
The NARTO boss appealed to Dangote to consider the survival of other players in the sector, saying everybody wants the refinery to succeed.
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