Abuja, Nigeria — Aliko Dangote, di President and CEO of Dangote Group, visit Mr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, di Group Chief Executive Officer of di Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), for courtesy meeting wey happen on Thursday. Di meeting take place for NNPC Towers as dem focus on how to promote partnerships and healthy competition between Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals and NNPCL. Dem gree say dem wan work together to improve Nigeria’s energy security and boost economic growth.
Di national oil company mention di meeting for im official X handle, noting say na di first official discussion wey happen since di removal of di former NNPCL GCEO, Mele Kyari, for April, plus di appointment of Ojulari as di new head.
In recent months, di relationship between Dangote Group and NNPCL don dey shakey after di naira-for-crude oil deal wey get stalling issues under di previous leadership. Sources talk say di deal no clear and dem no show commitment. But after di new management come in, dem resume di crude sales for naira, which help bring down di price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to N915 per litre.
Di tension no stop there as NNPCL dey plan to invest $1 billion for di Dangote refinery project. Dem clarify say di $1 billion loan na just five percent of di total investment wey na about 650,000 barrels per day refinery.
During di visit on Thursday, Dangote emphasize di need for collaboration to turn wetin people dey see as impossible to reality. E talk say synergy for di sector go catalyze growth and industrial development. He praise di new NNPC Ltd. Management for dia wealth of experience and professionalism. “I dey very impressed by di quality and experience of di new team. I believe say we fit work together to achieve great things for di country,” Dangote talk.
Ojulari respond to Dangote talk say him seen as humble African leader wey dey inspire pride across di continent. He praise di entrepreneur for im contributions to Africa’s industrial growth. Ojulari also mention say since he enter office, e don see plenty talented people for NNPC Ltd., as di organisation dey focus on delivering excellent service for di energy sector to benefit all Nigerians.
Di two leaders gree to be direct relationship managers for dia companies, promising to ensure sustainable and productive collaboration as well as healthy competition for di benefit of di nation.
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