The National President of the Petroleum Products Retail
Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, Billy Gillis-Harry, stated this
on Tuesday in an interview on ‘The Morning Brief’, a programme on Channels
Television.

Gillis-Harry pointed out that the investments of oil
marketers in the downstream sector should not be discarded.

“All we are asking for is inclusion because there is no way
Dangote’s trucks will be enough to supply products to the nooks and crannies of
the country. We are also investing in CNG trucks, so there is not so much
innovation in saying Dangote is the only one with such trucks.

“All we want is to ensure seamless and effective supplies to
even areas where Dangote’s trucks cannot reach.

“We, the retail outlet owners, are the last men in the
industry, and should be able to get products from almost all the depots in the
country. We want Dangote Refinery to be successful”, he said.

This is coming after a detailed address by billionaire and
businessman, Femi Otedola, asking members of the Depot and Petroleum Products
Marketers Association of Nigeria and the Dangote Refinery, DAPPMAN, to sell
their properties, restructure, and reinvest in the Port Harcourt refinery to
stay relevant in the sector.