Some residents in Lagos have called on government to set up a task force to enforce the official N50 per litre pump price of kerosene.

The resident told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Lagos on Friday that many dealers were selling kerosene as high as N150 per litre.

Mr Felix Balogun, an official of First Bank, told NAN that many marketers were not selling kerosene at the official price of N50 and this had made cooking difficult in some homes.

Balogun urged the regulatory agencies to sanction marketers selling above the official pump price.

He also urged the Federal Government to find a lasting solution to the persistent high cost of the product.

Mrs. Deborah Yakubu, a kerosene retailer in Onipanu area of Lagos, blamed the high cost of the commodity on both major and independent marketers.

“They sold a litre of kerosene to me at N105 per litre with other charges. How much do they expect me to sell it to make my gain? Government should set up an independent task force to sanction any erring marketer,” she said.

Alhaja Modinat Ojora, a food seller in Maryland, said that the situation was pathetic and urged the Federal Government to find a way of addressing the problem.

Mr Bamidele Ogunshakin, the Managing Director of Ollymore Oil and Gas Ltd., said that the station was allocated 10,000 litres to sell at N50 per litre and all had been exhausted.

Promhize: Why should anyone still be using kerosene, when there's gas.

otokx: Is goverment paying subsidy on kerosene? If no, then the price is good at 150.

Promhize: Why should anyone still be using kerosene, when there's gas which is cheaper and better. Nawa for una o, some people have started crying already, kerosene is not even good for the environment cos of the smoke, go get gas.

greatgod2012:

is it everybody that can afford gas
Let's learn to consider others, especially the less privilege ones .

Ediss: Cooking Gas is better and less expensive. Go for gold

Reptyle:

But gas is actually a relatively cheaper, cost effective, safer and cleaner way of cooking.

A lot of people like you view gas as "made for rich people." A few years ago, I got an elderly aunt of mine a gift of a table top gas cooker and a cylinder of gas after I noticed her unending complaint about the challenges with procuring kerosene. She has never stopped thanking me for "opening her eyes" to gas since then

Lexcom20: datz nt a news in kaduna nw u will nt even see d kerosine at d fillin stations na black market we dey buy here at N570 per 4 liters

GeneralJ: I kind of support this high price, if it encourages more people to turn to gas as a cooking source rather than kerosene.
Gas is cheaper, and is also helthier and safer. It also saves the government subsidy money, and less dependence on crude oil for revenue.
, if it encourages the adoption of new technology, because most nigerians don't want to change, until they see that thier money is getting affected.

Tommybob: Why is GEJ doing this to we Nigerians now??... Geez!! He just wish to make to poor poorer and the rich richer.... Petrol price increased... Kerosine price increased.... Diesel price increased... And all this things are gotten from our precious country Nigeria... He should just bring it down back to the normal price coz it is what the masses use daily

Baba_Eleko: GEJ lapdogs! Una food don done ooo. Tell us more about that transformation agenda.

Eko Ile:
https://www.nairaland.com/1321563/fashola-launches-eko-gas-lpg

On safety concerns that are raised frequently by potential users of cooking gas, Tijani stated that the product was designed and fabricated with distinguishing qualities such as safety, affordability, portability and environmental friendliness. According to him, about 20 per cent of the cost of cylinder would be eased by the government, in other to encourage Lagosians to the use LPG.

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