…………..If you shun fuel queues, they would disappear. If you shun black market, they would disappear
The President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), Dr. Prince Billy Harry, has called on Nigerians to shun panic buying of petrol, and stay away from queues at filling stations.
PETROAN is an association of owners of licensed petroleum products retail stations, owners of other government approved petroleum selling outlets and government licensed individual/company petroleum dumps in Nigeria.
He spoke to OER in view of the increasing fuel queues in filling stations nationwide. He said the queues are as a result of the presence of adulterated fuel in circulation which he said the federal authorities are working closely with depots, logistics providers, vendors and marketers to eliminate
“It is a national issue, and all the organised, oil sector unions including PETROAN are collaborating with the government agencies to stabilize the system. Sooner than later the system will stabilize. We have told our members to cooperate with government agency officials visiting their outlets.
“We have also asked them to open their shops and do their normal businesses. We have the assurances of the NNPC that there is more than enough fuel to sustain the country for a long while to come. If you stay away from the queues they would disappear. If you refuse to patronize the black market they too would disappear. The public should stop panic buying,” Dr Harry said
Meanwhile the federal government last night issued a statement confirming the presence of the adulterated petrol in circulation. In the statement the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) confirmed that adulterated petrol is in circulation with methanol quantities above Nigeria’s specification.
NMDPRA however assured that the supplier of the adulterated fuel “had been identified and appropriate sanction would apply.” The government agency said oil marketers had been directed to ensure sufficient supply of quality petrol in all outlets in the country.
“To ensure vehicular and equipment safety, the limited quantity of the impacted product has been isolated and withdrawn from the market, including the loaded trucks in transit. Our technical team in conjunction with NNPC Ltd and other industry stakeholders will continue to monitor and ensure quality petroleum products are adequately supplied and distributed nationwide,” the agency said
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