Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and Chairman of Dangote Group, has assured that starting next month, Nigeria will no longer need to import petroleum products, following the implementation of the Dangote Refinery’s plans.
The refinery, he noted, has the capacity to meet West Africa’s petrol and diesel needs and the continent’s aviation fuel demand.
Dangote made this announcement at the Africa CEO Forum Annual Summit in Kigali, the Rwanda capital, on Friday, expressing optimism about the transformation of Africa’s energy landscape.
“Right now, Nigeria has no cause to import anything apart from gasoline, and by sometime in June, within the next four or five weeks, Nigeria shouldn’t import any gasoline; not one drop,” he said.
