In a video posted by Arise TV, Senate President Godswill Akpabio praised billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote as the key to Nigeria’s crude oil refining future. During a visit to Dangote’s refinery, Akpabio noted India’s impressive refining capacity despite not producing crude oil and expressed optimism that Nigeria could follow suit.
He emphasised that Dangote’s petrochemical industry expertise makes him the sole catalyst for Nigeria’s refining transformation. Akpabio highlighted Dangote’s pivotal role in Nigeria’s quest for self-sufficiency in refined petroleum products and petrochemicals.
According to him, “You mentioned here that India is not producing any crude oil, but it is refining so much, bringing oil, and even though there’s no import into India of refined products, instead, they’re exporting to other countries. It is now time for Nigeria to do so (start refining crude oil) through one man and one man alone. The link on you of the petrochemical industry, Aliko Dangote….Sée Móre