The marketers requested that the court dismiss Dangote’s claims, insisting that competitive practices are essential to Nigeria’s economic health and the oil sector’s viability.

The oil marketers, in a joint counter affidavit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024 filed in response to Dangote Refinery’s originating summons, told Justice Inyang Ekwo that granting that application would spell doom for the country’s oil sector.