Major fuel consumers like some telecom firms and filling stations are opting to bypass their intermediary suppliers in favor of Dangote’s free delivery service.
Yusuf Othman, the President of the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has criticized the practice of providing free fuel deliveries to filling stations, telecom companies, and other large-scale consumers.
He noted that due to receiving free supplies from Dangote, many buyers are disregarding the agreements they had established with the members of his association.
“We have our members who have signed agreements with so many companies.
“Some are even informal agreements, but we have formal agreements signed, and by that, we used those formal agreements to collect bank facilities to buy trucks and serve those companies. But now, those agreements are at stake because a big brother is coming to supply directly to them, not minding the fact that they have signed agreements with us.
“Though they have not officially informed us, and it’s not officially confirmed, the information available to us showed that this is ongoing, and as such, our trucks will not be used again.
“That is one of the reasons why so many of our members are complaining. If I sign an agreement with you for service by virtue of my 10 trucks, and somebody somewhere comes to do the same thing for you for free, it’s a very delicate situation.
“So, that is one of the reasons why we are calling on the Federal Government, especially the NMDPRA, which has told all of us clearly that this act is an illegal act by virtue of Section 212 of the PIA,” Yusuf Othman lamented.
