buy from

The CDC said the recalled organic whole carrots do not have a best-if-used-by date printed on the bag but were available to buy from 14 August to 23 October.

"Mr Dangote asked me to stop issuing licences for importation and that everyone should buy from him. To which I said 'No' because it’s not good for the market. We have energy security interests," says Mr Ahmed of the regulatory authority.

Mr Dangote has not commented on the accusation but has said it makes business sense for the traders to buy from his refinery rather than from outside.

A feud between the regulator and Mr Dangote over supplies and pricing has rumbled on and morphed into another row with local fuel traders refusing to buy from the new refinery.

If you can build that community, you have "people that will buy from you and sell for you for life. And that's what creates the multiple streams of income," he added.