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The Public Relations Officer, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association, IPMAN, Chief Chinedu Ukadike, has said that consumers should expect to pay as much as N1,200/ liter of petrol in outlets operated by other marketers.
He stated that “You can expect the price to be significantly higher than what you have at NNPC stations. Depending on how much depot owners are getting from NNPC, price may rise to between N1, 200 and N1,300 per litre in most parts of the north.
“We don’t know yet how much NNPC will sell and for independent marketers, things will even get more difficult because we don’t have direct access to products from NNPC. We have to buy from those who bought from NNPC,” he stated.
Chief Ukadike also narrated the ordeal of marketers in getting the product as the NNPCL portal has been closed and they are not sure of access to fuel supplied by Dangote refinery through NNPCL
“We are happy that Dangote’s supply has commenced and we have another source of petroleum product supply. We are also not against the policy of selling the product to NNPC. The independent marketers are saying we also want the refinery to deal directly with us. We have the highest number of filling stations and will be the best partners for the refinery.
“We have not heard anything from NNPC. We are still waiting for their portal to open, so we can make purchases because since the issue started, NNPC has not opened its portal.”
However the NNPCL through a spokesperson Mr soneye said they are in discussions with the marketers to seek ways of addressing their issues.
In his remark, the national welfare officer of IPMAN, John Kekeocha,stated that “If Dangote products becomes higher than the imported products, then it doesn’t make sense. What is essence of the celebration we have been having all this while?”
The Chief Branding and Communications officer of the Dangote refinery, Anthony Chiejina did not respond to enquires yesterday, but had earlier said that Nigerians should “await a formal announcement on the pricing, by the Technical Sub-Committee on Naira-based crude sales to local refineries, appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which will commence on October 1, 2024, bearing in mind that our current stock of crude was procured in dollars.”
