Dangote Petrol: Oil Marketers Give Condition To Crash Fuel Prices at Filling Stations
- Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria claims petrol from Dangote Refinery is priced higher than other suppliers
- The filling station owners urge Dangote Refinery to engage with industry stakeholders to reduce prices and facilitate
- The marketers believe that such a reduction will affect the prices of petrol at filling stations in the country
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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has stated that fuel pump prices could drop if the Dangote Petroleum Refinery lowers its prices.
According to the marketers, the cost of sourcing fuel from the facility is higher than other suppliers.
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Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show, Yakubu Suleiman, IPMAN’s national assistant secretary, claimed that independent marketers will always choose to buy cheaper products.
Suleiman explained:
“If Dangote has a product selling for N1,000, let’s assume, and there’s another place selling for N900, we can’t just say, for the sake of our relationship with Dangote, that we’ll instruct our members to buy there. We must go where the price is lower, where we’ll get profit."
IPMAN also alleged that despite falling crude prices, Dangote Refinery did not reduce its petrol to N995 per litre.
Suleiman stressed that the additional costs make it difficult for IPMAN members to sell at competitive prices but promised that changes will occur if adjustments are made, BusinessDay reports
He said:
“We have to pity Nigerians, IPMAN is trying its best to support the country, especially at this difficult time when people are suffering. We want to source cheaper products to sell at affordable prices for the people.”
IPMAN gives conditions to reduce petrol prices
IPMAN is seeking to engage in direct discussions with major industry stakeholders, including the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) and the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPMAN), to find practical solutions for cheaper fuel distribution, which would, in turn, impact pump prices.
He noted:
“If Dangote sold directly to IPMAN at a fair price, fuel costs would have come down in Nigeria by now,” Suleiman emphasized.
He argued that allowing IPMAN to purchase at a reduced price could lead to a rapid decrease in pump prices across Nigeria’s independent filling stations.
“We’d go straight to his refinery, pay N995 or N900, and transport it directly to our filling stations. I challenge you—if Dangote did this, you would see prices drop at our retail stations within days."
Dangote Refinery, Africa’s largest oil refinery, is seen as crucial to helping reduce Nigeria’s fuel prices.
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