The spokesperson of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Olufemi Soneye has disclosed that the the NNPC Limited don’t have any issue with the Dangote Refinery as they are part of the owners of the Dangote refinery and don’t want it to collapse.
He stated this while featuring on Berekete Family Radio, a video of which was sighted by Swift Reporters
Soneye said, “We want all Nigerians to know that the NNPCL does not have any issue with the Dangote Refinery. We are part of the owners of the Dangote refinery and we don’t want it to collapse.
He maintained that the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s Chief Executive, Farouk Ahmed, was speaking in his capacity as a regulator in charge of all operators in the midstream and downstream, including the NNPC.
“Mr Farouk Ahmed is the head of Nigeria’s mainstream and downstream petroleum regulatory authorities. They have power over all refineries. Anything that has to do with the distribution of petrol, they are in charge. In fact, they are superior to the NNPC in that sector. We don’t have anything to do with them,” Soneye said.
