The President of the Dangote Group has urged the House of Representatives to probe the quality of fuel and petrol at petrol stations.
Dangote made the call on Saturday after receiving House leadership from Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and his deputy Benjamin Kalu.
To conduct the probe, he asked the House to form a committee to test items at various filling stations across the country.
Describing the damage caused to automobiles and engines by poor items, he further requested that the House check the quality of laboratories used to test imported products and compare it to that at the Dangote Refinery.
He informed the lawmakers, who had previously toured the refinery, that he was also open to independent testing of his refinery’s products, which would only attest to their quality while exposing the issue with some of the products sold by other players in the sector.
Dangote Refinery management has recently complained about what they believe to be an attempt by international oil firms (IOCs) to destroy the refinery. It has also condemned what it claims is the importation of substandard goods.
In turn, the refinery has been accused of advocating for a monopoly.
Dangote, on the other hand, denied the monopoly claims, stating that the Dangote Group received no special incentives when the refinery was being developed.
He also stated that there was no attempt to restrict other players from operating.