•Marketers insist on VAT removal The Department of Petroleum Resources has said delivery of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), otherwise called cooking gas, to consumers in their homes, is illegal as it defies environment and safety rules.

The agency said such acts were susceptible to explosion, as people who undertake such ventures cannot guarantee the presence of accident triggers like fire and intense heat, among others. The Operations Controller, Ibadan Office, DPR, Yemi Olaonipekun, said this at the seminar of the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) Ibadan Chapter. Speaking on the theme: “Promoting a Sustainable Environmental for Best Practices in LPG Marketing, Olaonipekun said the DPR was worried about the proliferation of LPG plants, as in most cases, safety and standards were being compromised.

Representative of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria also hinted that the agency might come after plant operators who undertake cylinder-to-cylinder transfer of LPG. Marketers of the product also expressed further concern over the Valued Added Taxes levied on LPG produced in the country, while calling on the Federal Government to remove such charges to enable the industry grow.

They also decried the importation of gas products into the country, saying: “It is a thing of shame that Nigeria, a huge producer of gas, still ranks very low in LPG usage. “We are meant to pay VAT on LPG produced locally while the imported ones are VAT-free. With this, we are not making the market conducive for local investors in the business.”

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