Many Nigerians have dumped Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPLC, retail outlets for the Dangote Refinery, in partnership with MRS filling stations, DAILY POST reports.

DAILY POST correspondent who went round Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Monday observed that motorists have deserted NNPC retail outlets across the nation’s capital for MRS filling stations.

Accordingly, the beehive of fuel queues usually witnessed in most NNPCL retail outlets has disappeared in the past week.Checks in NNPC filling stations along Kubwa Expressway showed that there were scanty motorists at the retail outlets when compared to the long queues seen at MRS filling stations in the same location.

MRS filling stations dispense fuel at N945 per litre compared to NNPCL which sold at N965 per litre in Abuja.

Recall that at the weekend, a viral video by a reviewer alleged that petrol from an NNPCL filling station does not last compared to Dangote petrol at an MRS filling station.

However, NNPCL, Nigeria’s owned oil firm, has described the claim as baseless and unfounded.

The firm had also gone ahead to threaten a lawsuit against any person who tended to rubbish their petroleum products.

Similarly, the Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association, PETROAN, backed NNPCL, noting that the quality of the company’s petrol products is high.

Why are motorists dumping NNPCL petrol for Dangote

However, motorists in the nation’s capital, who spoke with DAILY POST during a visit to various filling stations, gave their various perspectives on the reason for their preferences.


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