The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District in the upper chamber, Senator Buruji Kashamu, has attributed the current fuel scarcity in the country to the activities of saboteurs within Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and corrupt practices by depot managers.

He said on Sunday while fielding questions from journalists shortly after a meeting with members of the Omo-Ilu Foundation and an empowerment ceremony, held at the Omo-Ilu Foundation Complex, Ijebu-Igbo in the Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State.

He advised the Federal Government to centralise the allocation of petroleum products directly from the office of the Minister of Petroleum Resources, cutting off the depot managers, whom he alleged were partly responsible for the scarcity.



Kashamu said from the investigations he conducted among some independent marketers, some managers at the depots sold Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, to independent marketers at the official rate of N77, while the depots officials asked them to pay between N30 and N35 into special private accounts.

This, he said, had made it difficult for the retailers to sell the product to consumers at the official pump price of N86.50k.

He said, “I believe that the current scarcity is artificially induced. There are allegations that even though the Federal Government has fixed the official rate at which fuel should be lifted, many of the depots sell above the amount.

“They ask the independent marketers to pay the government approved rate into the officially designated account and another difference of between N30 to N35 per litre into other private accounts or they simply collect cash.”

Source: http://www.punchng.com/nnpc-saboteurs-responsible-for-fuel-scarcity-kashamu/
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There should be a chain of command in this country. Someone should be sacked and maybe prosecuted if going wanting. That ripple Will send down a no nonsense attitude down the line, and things will be done rightly.

so this is still happening under a saintly govt. unbelievable

Corruption has eaten deep in to the minds of thr lowest public service worker or civil servant. We are enemies of our own self. Looking for any avenue to make money.....anti corruption crusade has to get to the grass roots,

Why are they sounding helpless? Doesn't the minister of petroleum(AKA onye ije) or that of the state know what to do? Everyone working with this government has been infected with incompetency by Buhari even those that were super bright before their appointment have lost it.

Wetin dis useless drug dealer dey yarn sef! Abeg bros go answer the FBI's clarion call and stop forming concerned citizen here!