The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has said the association cannot simply fold its hands and allow someone to monopolize the system.
IPMAN also urged Dangote Refinery to change its model of
engagement.
Yakubu Suleiman, National Assistant Secretary of IPMAN,
stated this on Friday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning
Show programme.
Suleiman stated that Dangote seemed not to have engaged with
real stakeholders, including marketers and regulators.
He claimed that, instead, Dangote is using the political
class and the public to sway opinion and gain sympathy, arguing that the
development is surprising.
“Like every Nigerian, IPMAN is happy for Dangote and for the
refinery, which is very strategic for the country.
“But IPMAN, as a stakeholder in the industry, is very happy
to work with Dangote and buy product from him. But the conditions must be
right. For example, the issue of price.
“Dangote should change his model of engagement. He does not
seem to engage real stakeholders, such as marketers and regulators. Instead, he
is using the political class and public opinion to gain sympathy, which, as a
businessman, is surprising.
“As IPMAN, Dangote is supposed to have invited us for
engagement. Not only IPMAN, but all stakeholders in the oil industry, like
IPMAN, MOMAN, and DAPPMAN. But unfortunately, up to this moment, there has been
no engagement. It is only IPMAN that is even trying to engage him.
“We went to Dangote about three to four times, seeking a
meeting on how to have synergy between IPMAN and Dangote, all to no avail. Most
times, he would tell us he would look for us.
“The first time, he even insisted he was going to engage only
individual marketers, which is not in consonance with our principle of
engagement with IPMAN as a body. We have tried to bring these issues to his
attention, but unfortunately, he has not understood that.
“So it’s surprising that, in his own press conference, we
heard him saying he’s calling for members to come out and load products. That
is not what we do as IPMAN.
“We try to regulate and advise our members on which depots
they are supposed to go to and load products. We don’t know the pricing. And
remember, we are in a deregulated economy. We cannot just allow somebody to
come and monopolize the entire system. That’s not how it’s supposed to be.”
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