ACF drums support for Dangote refinery’s operations

From: Femi Mustapha, Kaduna

The Arewa Consultative Forum has thrown its weight behind the operations of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Industry amidst emerging controversies surrounding the facility.
In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Prof Tukur Muhammad-Baba issued to newsmen in Kaduna on Monday, the ACF expressed concern over the negative debates and controversies surrounding the world-class facility, which it described as a source of national pride.
“The ACF delegation, which visited the facility on July 30th, 2024, was impressed by its sophisticated quality testing and control laboratories, which meet and surpass global industry standards,” it said.
The forum hailed Aliko Dangote, the initiator and promoter of DPRPI, as a courageous, visionary, and patriotic entrepreneur worthy of commendation and support.
The ACF also supported the ongoing investigations by the National Assembly into the claims and counterclaims about DPRPI, welcoming the directive from President Bola Tinubu to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company to sell crude oil to DPRPI and other petroleum refining entities.
The forum called on other entrepreneurs and investors to emulate the DPRPI initiative and urged public regulatory agencies to facilitate the realisation of the dreams of indigenous entrepreneurs investing in Nigeria’s industrial development.