Go build your own refinery, leave Dangote alone – Coalition tells PENGASSAN

A coalition of civil societies organizations (CSOs) has called on the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to rise up to the occasion by building a refinery to assist Nigerians.

The coalition, made up of 45 CSO groups which includes Unemployed Youth Initiative (EUYI), Guardians of Democracy and Development Initiative (GoDDI), in a statement on Sunday threw their weight behind Dangote Refinery over the ongoing impasse with NUPENG.

Jointly led by Comrade Danesi Momoh Prince and Igwe Ude-Umanta, the group insisted that PENGASSAN members should leave Dangote Refinery alone and build their refineries if they want to protect the interest of their members.

The coalition opposed what it termed the meddlesome conduct of PENGASSAN in the affairs of Dangote Refinery since they can as well go and establish their own refineries.

They wondered why PENGASSAN remained aloof by doing nothing to rescue NNPCL-owned refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna, responsible for endless fuel queues and strikes in the country.

They added: “How can we allow these same caliber of people to maliciously disrupt a $20 billion investment exclusively owned by Alhaji Aliko Dangote, an investment that has placed Nigeria on the global map of oil exporters after decades of importing refined petroleum products?

“Let us reiterate that PENGASSAN is indeed an enemy of Nigeria. They created fuel queues across the country in times past to profit from them. Now that there are no queues, they’re angry and want to drag the country back. This is evil and sickening.”