The youth organizations of Arewa and Ohanaeze have urged critics to cease their unfounded attacks targeting the Dangote Refinery, emphasizing that such negative campaigns aim to undermine the dangote-refinery-slashes-polypropylene-imports-to-6-year-low/” title=”… Slashes Polypropylene Imports to Lowest Level in Six Years”>refinery’s esteemed reputation.
Representing the young people from Northern and South-eastern Nigeria, these groups responded to recent allegations claiming that the Dangote Refinery was importing finished petrol (Premium Motor Spirit, PMS) containing excessive sulphur levels into the country.
In a joint declaration signed by their national leaders-Mallam Kabiru Yusuf of the Arewa Consultative Youth Forum and Anderson Achilike of the Ohanaeze Youth Movement-they stressed that Nigeria cannot continue relying on fuel imports. Instead, they advocated for robust support of Dangote and other indigenous refineries to strengthen local energy independence.
The youth leaders pledged to defend the Dangote Refinery against adversaries who oppose not only the company but also Nigeria’s broader economic interests. Since its launch, the refinery, with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, has played a pivotal role in alleviating the nation’s energy challenges.
“We are deeply concerned by the resurgence of slanderous campaigns aimed at discrediting the Dangote Refinery, a key player transforming Nigeria’s energy landscape,” the statement read.
“Recently, detractors circulated false claims that the refinery imported petrol with high sulphur content. These fabrications have been thoroughly refuted by international authorities, confirming that such accusations are the work of those intent on causing disruption.”
For example, the UK-based energy oversight organization, Impact Investigators Platform (IIP), has categorically rejected the allegations that Dangote Petroleum Refinery brought in substandard petrol. The IIP described these assertions as “technically flawed, commercially improbable, and lacking credible evidence.”
In a detailed report authored by lead investigator Raymond Neil, the IIP explained that their independent review of shipping manifests, customs records, and refinery process data revealed no evidence that the refinery imported or sold finished PMS exceeding Nigeria’s sulphur limit of 50 parts per million (ppm).
Neil further clarified that the investigation was prompted by media claims alleging that a vessel delivered high-sulphur petrol to the refinery disguised as locally refined fuel. “Our findings confirm that the shipment in question was a blending component, not a finished petrol product,” he stated.
With this authoritative global validation, the youth groups called on all detractors and those opposing Nigeria’s progress to immediately halt their attempts to sabotage the Dangote Refinery. “We will not stand idly by while efforts to advance our country’s energy security are undermined,” they affirmed.
