A northern socio-political and economic advocacy group, Arewa 100% Focus, has criticised the ongoing “victimisation and hostility” directed towards the Dangote Refinery and its founder, Alhaji Aliko Dangote.
It called for urgent intervention by the federal government.
At a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, the group’s president, Hon. Abubakar Sadiq Sa’ad (Fakai), decried the “escalating dispute” between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the Dangote Group, characterising the situation as “unjust, unpatriotic and detrimental to national interest.
“We firmly condemn the escalating dispute between the Dangote Group and PENGASSAN, as well as the unwarranted antagonism directed at Alhaji Aliko Dangote,” Sa’ad stated.
“This hostility toward a man whose vision, enterprise and investments have catalysed Nigeria’s industrial transformation is unjust, unpatriotic and detrimental to national interest. Rather than persecution, such monumental contributions deserve recognition, respect, and national gratitude,” he said.
The group expressed concern over the deliberate attempts to sabotage and discredit the Dangote Refinery, warning that such actions could undermine a critical national asset.
“We denounce all acts of sabotage, misinformation, and economic hostility targeted at the Dangote Refinery,” the statement continued.
