Stakeholders in the petroleum sector, at a public
hearing organised by the Joint Senate Committee
on Petroleum Resources(Upstream and
Downstream), on Monday resolved to mobilise
their members for the immediate distribution of fuel
across the country.


Senator Magnus Abe, who read a communique
signed by the stakeholders after the session,
explained that the Finance Minister/Coordinating
Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-
Iweala, and other stakeholders, who attended the
meeting, unanimously agreed to the peace deal, in
the interest of the nation.


He also explained that following the intervention of
the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, the strike
embarked upon by the National Union of Petroleum
and Natural Gas Workers and the Petroleum and
Energy Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, had
been called off.


He said, “We have agreed on the following: first is
that the Minister of Finance will give an undertaking
to the Major Marketers and Depot Managers that
the work of the committee being headed by CBN
and PPPR, on the outstanding claims, would be
concluded and be reflected in the hand over notes
to the incoming administration.”


The Senator said the Major Oil Marketers
Association of Nigeria had agreed to begin lifting of
petroleum products nationwide within the next six
hours and to also pay the National Association of
Road Transport Owners, the transport cost that
would be determined by them.


He added that the Depot Managers had agreed to
open all their depots nationwide so that lifting
would commence and had agreed with the DPR to
withdraw the operational licence of any depot
which was not opened for fuel lifting.


Abe said the NNPC had directed all relevant staff,
working in the various depots across the country,
to work 24 hours, including Saturday and Sunday,
for the next two weeks until normalcy returns to
the sector.


He explained that the committee would reach out to
the Lagos State Government on the agreement
reached and the need for their contribution towards
ensuring smooth lifting of fuel in all the depots.







http://www.punchng.com/news/fuel-lifting-begins-as-senate-intervenes/

They better o, this situation is worst I have experienced

Hmmmmm..... thank God say I fuel my motor well, full the thank, at least e fit last me for the next 2 weeks without gbanta , by then normalcy go don return...

This is "exceeding grace" more abundant...

Good... finally some common sense has returned.

cool news



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