By Charles Adingupu
Overwhelmed with excitement over the realisation of his dream, the President and CEO, of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has expressed appreciation to all Nigerians for the massive support he and the Dangote group enjoyed during and after the construction of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Plant.
In a post shared on Twitter, the billionaire business mogul specifically thanked President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerians, for the immeasurable support his company got from the inception of the project to its completion.
“Well, what I want to share with Nigerians is actually to show my personal gratitude and that of the Dangote Group, for all the assistance that we got from the President, from the Federal Government of Nigeria, from even the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu because he also set the pace by creating the Lekki Free Trade Zone as part of his dream.
“And also we want to thank most especially Governor Fashola, Governor Ambode and Governor Sanwo-Olu; because they have given us all the assistance that we were looking for.
He also expressed his gratitude to Nigerians “too numerous to mention” for their support.
The 650,000 BPD Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals which was just inaugurated by the president, is expected to churn out Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), diesel (AGO), aviation jet fuel and Dual-Purpose Kerosene (DPK), among other refined products.
Speaking on the magnificent plant, the CEO of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, Sanjay Gupta, stated that “everything in this plant by way of size is the first. It is the largest single-train refinery in the world.
“There is no single column which can process 650,000 barrels per day anywhere else,” he said
Experts believe that the Dangote Refinery could help achieve macroeconomic stability in Nigeria, and help eradicate many of the problems within Nigeria’s oil sector.
