[VIDEO]: "If You're Fighting Dangote, You're Fighting The Masses" NANS South East Coordinator Says, Vows to Shut Down Highways

In a powerful display of youthful resolve yesterday - October 8, 2025, hundreds of Nigerian students took to the streets in a synchronized National warning action across Abuja, Lagos, and particularly Asaba, protesting on what they describe as a deliberate plot to undermine Nigeria's path to refining independence.

The students ably led by Comr. Charles Obinna Ijeomah, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Zone F Coordinator whose fiery oration electrified the crowd alongside the NANS National Vice President amongst other officials and stakeholders at the fervent rally in Asaba, declared that any fight against Dangote bounces on the innocent masses while vowing to shut down highways if sabotage against the $20 billion Dangote Refinery persists.

The Asaba demonstration staged at Koka Junction, drew over 100 students from institutions like Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Delta State University amongst other institutions within South East and beyond. Placards bearing slogans such as "Stop the Sabotage—Defend Dangote, Defend Nigeria," "No to Wickedness in High Places," and "Supporting Dangote is Supporting Our Future" punctuated the air, accompanied by resounding chants of solidarity.

Comr. Ijeomah clad in a crisp white NANS polo emblazoned with the association's insignia with sweat drilling down his brow and innocent cheeks, delivered a scathing rebuke of what he termed "economic treason" by labor unions and import cartels. "I am here to portray the fact that we have only one working oil refinery in Nigeria, and that is Dangote Refinery," he said while addressing the press with his voice cutting through the rhythmic drumming of student-led percussion. "This refinery will not be sabotaged. We're begging the federal government to please make sure other refineries are working, but before then, the only one we're sure of that is still serving the nation should not be sabotaged by anybody. So that is our main aim for being here. If you're fighting Dangote, you're fighting the masses. This is not just about Dangote; it's about our Zone F, our ingenuity, our people's aspirations turned into fuel for foreign pockets. We've seen our public refineries crippled by decades of sabotage. We will not watch history repeat itself on our watch!" He concluded.

Video of the Asaba protest by NANS

Meanwhile, eyewitnesses on being asked by EruditeNewsBlog, described the Asaba rally as vibrant yet orderly. Protesters, many in NANS-branded attire, formed human chains along Koka Junction's approach roads, briefly halting traffic to underscore their urgency while maintaining discipline. Local traders and commuters paused, some engaging in spontaneous debates about the refinery's role in easing fuel scarcity. "As a driver here in Asaba, I've felt the pinch of high diesel prices. If Dangote succeeds, we all breathe easier. These students are speaking for us." said Emmanuel Okon, a tricycle operator who watched the rally.

Further reports on the rally gathered that in Lagos, students rallied on the Oworonshoki Expressway, near the refinery, brandishing banners that condemned the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) for its "anti-masses policies." Also, in Abuja, protesters gathered near government offices, amplifying demands for federal action. NANS President, Comrade Olushola Oladoja, addressed crowds via live stream from the national secretariat, issuing a stark ultimatum: "If these saboteurs persist, we will mobilize millions of students to occupy every federal highway from Maiduguri to Calabar. Nigeria's youth will not stand idly by while our economic dawn is extinguished."

The protests stem from escalating tensions between Dangote Refinery and petroleum unions, notably PENGASSAN and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). The conflict intensified after a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) brokered by the federal government affirmed workers' rights to unionize at the facility. Within 48 hours, NUPENG accused refinery management of bad faith, citing orders to remove union stickers from trucks and threats to loading access. This sparked a blockade of the refinery gates by truck drivers, halting operations and fueling viral videos of towing vans clashing with union enforcers.

NANS and allied youth groups frame these actions as orchestrated sabotage by an alleged import cartel profiting from Nigeria's fuel import dependency. "For decades, we've exported crude at giveaway prices and imported refined products at extortionate costs, lining the pockets of middlemen," Oladoja stated in a communiqué. Comrade Adeyemi Samson Ajasa, NANS National Public Relations Officer echoed this in Asaba by stating that the Dangote Refinery has already slashed diesel prices by 40% and is poised to end petrol imports. Attacking it is a national crime. He also vowed mega protests if demands including priority crude allocation to local refineries and probes into union-international oil company collusions are ignored. Read full communiqué from the National President below:

Recall that, the refinery has faced challenges since its 2025 commissioning, including inflated crude prices from international oil companies (IOCs), questionable fuel import licenses, and now union militancy. Parallel protests in Ibadan and Kaduna by groups like the Coalition of National Association of Oduduwa Students (NAOS) have disrupted major roads, with placards decrying "End Fuel Import Cartel" and "PENGASSAN: Stop Holding Nigeria Hostage."

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