Economic hardship being experienced in Imo State has been compounded following the strike by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association as Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) now sells for N500 per litre at the black market. This situation has consequently caused over a 100% rise in transport fares across the state.

Members of the Imo State chapter of IPMAN had on Wednesday commenced a strike over refusal of the Imo State government to honour a court judgment to pay compensation to a member of the association whose fuel station was demolished by the past administration of former Governor Rochas Okorocha.

As the strike enters its 3rd day, black market operators are now having a field day, with a litre of fuel now costing between N500 and N550. Fuel stations operating in the state have all shut down. Our correspondent who monitored the situation on Friday reports that commercial bus drivers as well as motorcyclists have tripled their fares.

Saturday Sun learnt the black market operators go to neighbouring states of Anambra and Abia to source PMS at of 240 per litre and then sell at N500 /550 per litre. Transport fare from Owerri to Orlu is N1000 as against normal price of N400 . This situation has left many passengers stranded.

One of the passengers at Warehouse Orlu Park lamented the sudden hike in transport fares. “I had to pay N1000 as against N400 to Ideato because of this, and as you can see for yourself, most of the passengers are already stranded as they cannot afford the increase,” he lamented.

Another traveller who identified himself as Ugonna decried a situation where the state government does not have interest in the welfare of her citizens.

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/ipman-strike-imo-residents-groan-as-fuel-sells-for-n500-per-litre/

A great achievement by the supreme Court governor

I bought a liter @1k from black market. The suffering is unbearable

9ja!

Imo state again!

This is a tip of an iceberg in what is about to come when Buhari increases the petrol price nationwide.

Smh,.

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Our useless supreme imposed governor is presently in Abuja spreading and licking buhari's ass..

While his people suffers!!

Thanks to the very brief nd hopeless supreme court governor, that's trying to sell Imo State to Fulani because of appointment. Very vseless somebody... that can't even do anything with his stolen mandate.

One zoogeria

Sai baba

Gbese

Everything is cost in Owerri

U ppl should kill urself b4 government get he na time, dat not d work of buhari is ur wickedness oooo

Noted

This is evil being visited upon the poor citizens.

Hopefully, this will serve as a lesson and a good awareness campaign for more citizen participation in the election process and choosing the right candidate into offices instead of selling their souls and future for a measly #500/4years.

Went to fill my gas today at gas refill kiosk and I was told it's now 550 per k.g........Men,this country,we no just know where e dey head towards right now...
Kerosene,fuel,and gas prices now just dey sky-rocket on a daily basis....na wa oh...

Fuel is now costlier than gold

if nigeria was a yoruba movie, then they didn't consult the oracle before electing this president therefor birds are not crying like birds again

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu saw this and voiced out but most of you people on this forum who’re on governments payroll wanted his head.
Now tell me, he’s arrested and all these are happening, what will happen if he was eventually killed??

E go reach una one by one

Very bad government... Na God go judge una... Awon smellos

these current government came to steal kill and destroy.2023 dont vote in any idiot

Though this is the fault of their former Governor, Rochas Okorocha, I believe the present Governor should do something about this immediately.

If he can't pay everything at once, he should have a deal to pay in installment.

E don happen ;Db

Sai chanji

Currently in imo
All stations are shut

Mad man called hopeless

They should call ipob/ESN immediately to intervene and solve the problem, why calling government? Lost people

Essential service providers have reduced Nigeria to a land of unending strikes and hardship to the people. They look for the slightest loophole to embark on strike.

Despite the hardship imolites are currently going through courtesy of the supreme Court governor, he will be rigged into power for second term by the same youths he paid fulani herdsmen and soldiers to arrest and kill.

This I have seen.