The President of the National Association of Road Transport Owners, Yusuf Othman, has said that as the Dangote refinery launched its direct fuel distribution scheme, bulk fuel consumers and filling stations are dumping their middlemen suppliers for Dangote’s free delivery.

Othman, who condemned the free delivery of fuel to filling stations, telecom companies, and other bulk users, said buyers have now discarded the contracts signed with his members to receive free delivery from Dangote.

The NARTO president explained that his members have up to 30,000 trucks, and cannot do the business of fuel distribution free of charge.

He added that they have members who have signed agreements with so many companies both formal and informal.

Othman added that the formal agreements  were used to collect bank facilities to buy trucks and serve those companies,  but now, those agreements are at stake because of  the direct supply to them,  even though they have signed agreements.

The NARTO boss appealed to Dangote to consider the survival of other players in the sector, saying everybody wants the refinery to succeed.