Dangote Refinery Clarifies Report on Go well with In opposition to NNPCL, Others

Dangote Refinery Clarifies Report on Go well with In opposition to NNPCL, Others

Dangote Refinery has clarified reviews on the case instituted in opposition to the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Company Restricted (NNPCL) and 5 different corporations over importation of petroleum merchandise.

The opposite 5 corporations are Aym Shafa Restricted, A. A. Rano Restricted, T. Time Petroleum Restricted, 2015 Petroleum Restricted and Matrix Petroleum Providers Restricted.

Dangote Refinery, in a swimsuit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024 and filed by Ogwu Onoja, SAN, earlier than Justice Inyang Ekwo, had sued Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and NNPCL as 1st and 2nd defendants.

Additionally listed as third to seventh defendants respectively within the originating summons dated Sept. 6 are Aym Shafa Restricted, A. A. Rano Restricted, T. Time Petroleum Restricted, 2015 Petroleum Restricted, and Matrix Petroleum Providers Restricted.

The corporate equally sought a N100 billion in damages in opposition to NMDPRA for allegedly persevering with to situation import licences to NNPCL and the 5 corporations for importing petroleum merchandise.

These it mentioned are Automotive Gasoline Oil (AGO) and Jet Gas (aviation turbine gas) into Nigeria, “regardless of the manufacturing of AGO and Jet-A1 that exceeds the present each day consumption of petroleum merchandise in Nigeria by the Dangote Refinery.”

The plaintiff prayed the court docket to declare that NMDPRA is allegedly in violation of Sections 317(8) and (9) of the Petroleum Business Act (PIA) by issuing licences for the importation of petroleum merchandise.

Nevertheless, as Nigerians had been reacting to the event, Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of Dangote Group, clarified that the swimsuit shouldn’t be new.

“That is an outdated situation that began in June and culminated in a matter being filed on September 6, 2024.”

“Presently, the events are in dialogue for the reason that President Bola Tinubu’s directive on Crude Oil and Refined merchandise gross sales in Naira Initiative, which was permitted by the Federal Govt Council (FEC).

“We have now made great progress in that regard and occasions have overtaken this growth. No celebration has been served with court docket processes and there’s no intention of doing so. We have now agreed to place a halt to the proceedings.

“You will need to stress that no orders have been made and there aren’t any antagonistic results on any celebration. We perceive that when the matter comes up January 2025, we might be ready to formally withdraw the matter in court docket.”