DAPPMAN bows, seeks collaboration with Dangote Refinery

…Denies demanding for N1.5trn subsidy

By Juliet Umeh

The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria, DAPPMAN, whitethorn person brushed pedalled successful its confrontation with Dangote Refinery, arsenic the radical yesterday sought collaboration with the latter.

Recall that DAPPMAN and Dangote Refinery absorption had been astatine daggers drawn implicit the operations of the facility, ranging from terms to distribution.

But speaking connected Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme yesterday, spokesperson of the association, Nkem Ohia, said, referring to Dangote Refinery:  “You person wholesale, which we are angling for.

‘’That is for america to beryllium capable to prime products successful bulk with vessels with a minimum capableness of 30,000 metric tons oregon much and income astatine ex-gantry, which is similar retailing.

“Ideally, astir refineries laic much accent connected ensuring that the bulk evacuates, immoderate it is, done disconnected takers who are capable to assistance monolithic quantities to beryllium capable to marque definite the refinery is successful a presumption to rapidly spell into production, replenish stocks arsenic it brings successful crude, it refines.

“The thought is to marque definite it evacuates wrong a tenable play of time, not beryllium capable to support stock. That is not his ain concern model, but I’m not excessively definite that’s the champion for him. But I can’t dictate.”

The DAPPMAN spokesperson denied being “in conflict” with the refinery, saying the relation was alternatively funny successful collaborating with the plant.

“Even earlier helium commenced production, we reached retired to him to let america collaborate with him and beryllium capable to instrumentality products successful bulk. It has been 1 of backmost and forth. Understanding has not been firmly reached.

“Instead, helium prefers to enactment with a fewer prime partners, which has excluded DAPPMAN. It has 1 oregon 2 members of DAPPMAN,’’ helium said.

Ohia said what the relation was requesting was an unfastened doorway policy, which “we judge would payment the country.’’

He said determination should beryllium nary request for selectivity that appeared to power petroleum products distribution.

The DAPPMAN spokesperson besides dismissed insinuations that members of the relation demanded an yearly subsidy of N1.5trillion from Dangote Refinery to alteration them lucifer the refinery gantry’s prices astatine their ain depots.

Wondering however the refinery came astir the fig it alleged, Ohia said:  “We don’t cognize wherever helium arrived astatine that, due to the fact that the cardinal happening present is helium alleges and it’s for him to found and prove. Far from it, we are not asking for a N1.5 trillion subsidy.

“This is wholly ridiculous. We’re not asking for thing similar a subsidy. We went into negotiations and are inactive successful negotiations with him to spot whether helium tin span that gap.”

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