Marketers optimistic about lifting Dangote petrol directly

Marketer have expressed optimism that they would be able to lift premium motor spirit (also known as petrol) directly from Dangote Refinery as scarcity of the product persists across the country.

Speaking to newsmen, the Public Relations Officer, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Chinedu Ukadike, disclosed the marketers are optimistic about reaching an agreement that would allow them to get supply directly from the $20 billion refinery.

He also revealed that a meeting has been scheduled this week between the independent marketers and officials of the refinery.

Ukadike noted that pricing remains a big issue in the distribution of petrol, stressing that independent marketers have to lift the product at a price that would allow them to be competitive.