Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari may have been holding discrete talks with petrol importers on how to resolve the lingering scarcity confronting the nation.

News of the meeting was broken today by Tokunbo Korodo, the south west chairman of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG).

He said he had the information that the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketing Association (DAPPMA) is meeting with the President-elect on the subsidy issue.

“I think the outcome of that meeting may determine if DAPPMA will reopen the depots for loading or import more into the country.”

Korodo said the prevailing fuel scarcity may worsen if depot owners shut their depots to tanker drivers. According to him that no tanker driver had loaded petroleum products as at 1.30 p.m on Monday.

“What I was told was that the independent depot owners may have shut their depots to tanker drivers because of the over N200 billion owed them by the Federal Government”.

He said that the relocation of tankers from highways and the inability to load fuel at the depots were responsible for the free-flow of traffic in Apapa axis.
Tokunbo Korodo


Tokunbo Korodo

Korodo added that the recent directive by the Lagos State Government for tanker drivers to relocate from the highways within 48 hours had not yielded any result.

According to him, tanker drivers have vacated the highways but other heavy duty vehicles, especially container drivers have taken over.

“The government cannot chase tanker drivers away for other heavy duty vehicles to occupy the space.

“Lagosians should know that tankers have not been the problem of gridlock in Lagos.

“We occupied the road because we were told to pick fuel only at Apapa,” he said.

He urged the government to settle importers for calm to return to the sector.

NAN reports that the petroleum products’ marketers said on May 14 they would no longer import products except the Federal Government settle their subsidy claims.

The marketers said that the last meeting they had with the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Abuja ended in a deadlock.

The government had put the subsidy debt at N131 billion while the marketers insisted on N200 billion.

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Good Move My President!!

Spreads my Mat

This is a person worth calling a President

[size=20pt]since GEJ started with subsidy and he is ending with Scarcity[/size]

Mubby4luv:
Spreads my Mat

Abeg shift small...

GEJ not longer d president.

The government cannot chase tanker drivers away for other heavy duty vehicles to occupy the space.

“Lagosians should know that tankers have not been the problem of gridlock in Lagos.

“We occupied the road because we were told to pick fuel only at Apapa,” he said.

Stupid man, see his head, you guys are just damn selfish.

Buhari should wait until he is sworn in and stop all these his parallel govt stuffs.

May 29 is not far of and even if he wants to see the markketers not in public glare like he is doing

ECOTERRORS:
Buhari should wait until he is sworn in and stop all these his parallel govt stuffs.

May 29 is not far of and even if he wants to see the markketers not in public glare like he is doing

Put collective interest before any party and regional affiliation and you'd see this from a normal person's perspective.

What's parallel govt in trying to solve a lingering crisis that Jona has decided to allow fester cos his tenure is almost over.

Nice move

I know most of the APC supporters will see this as good, but in all honesty, he's still an ordinary Nigerian without the capacity to hold these meetings or be negotiating with these people. 29th is next week. When he's sworn in, then he can start carrying out his duties. For the sake of democracy and the rule of law, he should dial it down or stop outrightly.

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ECOTERRORS:
Buhari should wait until he is sworn in and stop all these his parallel govt stuffs.

May 29 is not far of and even if he wants to see the markketers not in public glare like he is doing

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Shut up ediot

after1:
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Shut up ediot

I can feel your anger at the puerile statement from the juvenile...

Just let it pass. She obviously can't help herself

theV0ice:


I can feel your anger at the puerile statement from the juvenile...

Just let it pass. She obviously can't help herself

He is a male using F to deceive people. He is just one scam artist that pretend to be a female.

after1:


He is a male using F to deceive people. He is just one scam artist that pretend to be a female.

why am i not surprised?

Just ignore his foolishness.....they expected GMB to be an invalid but the man's boundless energy and willingness to affect Nigeria positively is killing them softly with their hatred, bitterness, envy and evil machinations...

They will eventually depress themselves to death soon at the rate they're going

theV0ice:


why am i not surprised?

Just ignore his foolishness.....they expected GMB to be an invalid but the man's boundless energy and willingness to affect Nigeria positively is killing them softly with their hatred, bitterness, envy and evil machinations...

They will eventually depress themselves to death soon at the rate they're going

You are absolutely right. I hate how they just criticize without making sense, Nigerians voted for him and he will surely deliver.

Jonathan sef ...couldnt his government solve the naira and kobo issues sef

God bless GMB

Good move from our incoming preside! !