‘Cheaper Fuel At Our Doorposts’: IPMAN Applauds Dangote’s Distribution Plan
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has welcomed the Dangote Refinery’s newly announced proposal to provide petrol and diesel free of charge to marketers across the country.
Chinedu Ukadike, IPMAN’s National Publicity Secretary, hailed billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote for identifying a problem in the sector and deciding to address it.
“If you look at Dangote’s comments, it’s a powerful policy statement. If you read that statement, you will realize that he predicted many difficulties in the oil and gas business and decided to address them.
“It is something that we welcome with a lot of cheers because it is going to bring cheaper fuel at our doorpost,” Ukadike told the crowd.
Aside from making fuel more accessible across the country, the IPMAN spokeswoman stated that Dangote’s new plan will save marketers money.
“Our pipelines have been gone for years; no one is talking about the pipelines strung throughout the country from all 21 depots. Products are not moving. We are responsible for transporting these products from the country’s coastal areas to tank farms owned by DAPMAN (Depot and Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria) members.
“But if you look at Dangote’s statement, you will see that a heavy load has been lifted out of the independent marketers,” he told reporters.
On Sunday, the Dangote Refinery stated that fuel and diesel would be distributed for free to marketers, dealers, and other large users across the country.
It stated that it has acquired 4,000 brand-new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered tankers for the initiative’s launch on August 15, 2025.
However, oil marketers represented by the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) filed grievances in response to the news.
They said that it would deprive depot owners, truck operators, and retail outlets with special deals for direct supply of petrol and diesel to huge enterprises and multinationals.
However, the IPMAN representative disagreed, claiming that Dangote, as a refinery, has the right to find a better manner to deliver his products to the market.