Yoruba Council, Others Hail Dangote Refinery, Warn Oil Unions Against Misinformation

The umbrella assemblage for Yoruba indigenous radical crossed the globe, the Yoruba Council Worldwide (Igbimo Apapo Yoruba Lagbaye), has commended Dangote Refinery for its accordant simplification successful the prices of petroleum products portion informing lipid and state unions against peddling misinformation.

Led by its president, Aare Oladotun Hassan, the council, alongside much than 30 civilian nine organisations, paid a courtesy sojourn to the refinery connected Friday.

The delegation said it was arrogant to mobilise enactment for Alhaji Aliko Dangote and his absorption squad amid ongoing disputes with the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN), the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and different manufacture unions.

According to Hassan, the refinery is simply a monumental concern and “a immense blessing that has so travel to stay.”

He alleged that entrenched lipid cabals were conspiring to undermine Nigerians done exploitative substance subsidy regimes and what helium described arsenic “unholy charges of N70 per litre” allegedly imposed by unions similar NUPENG.

“We person watched with keen involvement to dissect the existent issues. All we spot is hatred, misinformation, misconception and lies of monopoly cries,” Hassan said.

He praised Dangote Refinery for what helium called its resilience successful lasting against “market disruption and process pressure,” highlighting its 650,000 barrels per time capacity, 4,000 CNG trucks, 6,000 cargo trucks, and a ₦2 trillion logistics concern to present products astatine nary other cost.

The facility, helium said, has created implicit 40,000 jobs.

The radical called connected President Bola Tinubu to rise tariffs connected imported fuel, summation crude proviso allocations to Dangote Refinery, and contented exploration licences to fortify section production. Hassan further urged the president to nationalise dormant lipid wells, stressing the request for dredging and afloat utilisation of licensed sites.

Describing Dangote arsenic a “patriotic Nigerian per excellence,” Hassan noted that the refinery had already reduced the pump terms of petrol (PMS) from ₦1,030 to ₦851 per litre and diesel from ₦1,700 to ₦1,020 wrong a year, adding that its immense retention capableness could prolong nationalist demand.

“Hence the request to extremity the age-long pains and agony of substance importation, which has led to aggravated injustice. Dangote has enactment his each into offering Nigerians alleviation and smiles,” helium said.

The delegation warned DAPPMAN, NUPENG, IPMAN and others to desist from what it described arsenic falsehoods against the refinery, portion besides commending Mr. Devakumar V. G. Edwin, the Group Vice President of Oil & Gas astatine Dangote Industries, who received the squad connected behalf of Dangote.

Following an on-site assessment, Hassan said the radical unanimously agreed that the refinery was “exceptionally excellent” and successful enactment with planetary champion practices.

He announced that the Yoruba Council Worldwide had resolved to confer connected Alhaji Aliko Dangote the prestigious Omoluabi Royal Icon rubric of Aare Atunluse Omoluabi Oodua Agbaye successful designation of his patriotic tone and concern impact.

In addition, the radical presented a information missive to Dangote arsenic a recipient of the Nigeria Heroes Awards arsenic “Legend of Democracy,” slated for October 10, 2025, astatine the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja.