The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources,
Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has ordered the Department of
Petroleum Resources (DPR) to sanction all errant
petrol stations in the country who are hoarding
petroleum products and sell-off for free the
storage of all such filling stations.
The measure is part of a spirited federal effort to
end the fuel queues in major cities across the
country, and the Minister asked DPR to ensure
strict compliance by visiting various fuel stations.
The minister said: “I have instructed DPR that if
they discover any fuel station involved in
hoarding, they should sell the products for free to
customers around there. It is not just sealing the
station that is the answer. It is penalizing them
when they do these things and I hope the
message goes out loud and clear.”
The Minister, billed to host a strategy session
with the Major Marketers Association of Nigeria
(MOMAN); the Depot and Petroleum Products
Marketers Association (DAPPMA); the Jetty and
Tank Farm Owners Associations and other
relevant stakeholders in Abuja on Wednesday,
charged oil marketers nationwide to cooperate
with the government to ensure speedy clearance
of the fuel queues.
“I am getting all the majors to get involved and
they must take charge of the situation and they
must take responsibility for all their filling
stations,” he said. “Currently, there is enough
supply and we are moving trucks massively to
address the situation.
I have instructed the DPR and the Petroleum
Equalization Fund and all the other agencies to
work towards the fast track movement of petrol
bearing trucks and vessels.”
On the N413 billion subsidy claims to marketers,
he said President Muhammadu Buhari has
transmitted a letter to the National Assembly for
the legislative approval of the subsidy claims,
noting that CBN will make the funds available to
the marketers once appropriated by the National
Assembly.

That federal minister dey craze!

You can't owe me and be threatening me to sell you more goods when you're yet to clear your outstanding debts.

Ibe Kachukwu or Bubu himself should seen Ben Bruce for tutorials on CS.

If una like sell; if una no like make una no sell e no chon chine me

I have to look out for free fuel these days ...wicked filling station plenty for my area