Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals (DPRP) have pledged to deepen collaboration aimed at ensuring Nigeria’s energy security and advancing shared prosperity for Nigerians.
The partnership between the two companies was part of ongoing efforts to promote mutually beneficial partnerships and foster healthy competition in the oil and gas sector.
They made the commitment during a courtesy visit by the President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Mr. Aliko Dangote, and his delegation to the Group CEO of NNPC Ltd., Mr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, and members of the company’s Senior Management Team at the NNPC Towers, on Thursday.
As contained in a release on Friday by the NNPC Ltd Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, Dangote pledged to collaborate with the new Management to ensure energy security for Nigeria.
“There is no competition between us; we are not here to compete with NNPC Ltd. NNPC is part and parcel of our business and we are also part of NNPC. This is an era of co-operation between the two organisations,” Dangote stated.
He congratulated Mr Ojulari and the Senior Management Team on what he said was their “well-deserved appointments.”
Dangote acknowledged the enormity of the responsibility ahead, noting that the GCEO is shouldering a monumental task, which he expressed confidence that, with the capable hands at his disposal, was surmountable.
In his remarks, the GCEO, Mr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, assured Dangote of a mutually beneficial partnership anchored on healthy competition and productive collaboration.
Ojulari highlighted the exceptional caliber of talent he met in the company, describing the workforce as a dedicated, highly skilled and hardworking professionals who were consistently keen on delivering value for Nigeria.
He expressed the readiness of the national oil company to build a legacy of national prosperity through innovation and shared purpose.
Ojulari assured that NNPC will sustain its collaboration with the Dangote Group, especially where there was commercial advantage for Nigeria.
Both executives also committed to being the relationship managers for their respective organisations through sustained productive collaboration and healthy competition, thereby envisioning limitless opportunities for both organisations.
