16/09/2025
Wawu: Dangote accuses DAPPMAN of misleading Nigerians over recent allegations
Recent events and statements made it abundantly clear that the actions and threats issued by certain groups within Nigeria's oil and gas industry are not borne out of legitimate concerns about unionisation. Rather, they constitute a calculated campaign of economic sabotage, orchestrated by vested interests who perceived progress as a threat to their entrenched positions.
From the outset, it has been evident that certain actors are intent on undermining the operations of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, particularly the planned deployment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) -powered trucks for the distribution of fuel. This innovation has been widely recognised as a transformative step towards Nigeria's long-sought goal of energy self-sufficiency.
We are not surprised by the disingenuous intervention of the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN), which appears to be a face-saving attempt to distract from the real issues at hand. In time, Nigerians will come to see clearly the individuals and interests behind this concerted effort to derail a project of national importance.
DAPPMAN'S claims regarding the quality of its imported petroleum products are contradicted by established facts. In January 2022, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) reported that one of DAPPMAN's members had supplied petrol containing over 15% methanol, well above acceptable limits (Methanol is not standard in refinery practice, but some blenders use it to artificially raise octane levels beyond the anti-knock threshold, a questionable and unsafe approach). The result was widespread engine damage for thousands of end users. Yet, no transparent government inquiry or independent investigation was ever conducted to determine the source, intent, or full impact of the adulterated fuel.
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