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NUPENG To NNPC: We Are Ready To Solve Fuel Scarcity

NUPENG To NNPC: We Are Ready To Solve Fuel Scarcity

Amidst scarcity of petroleum products, particularly Premium Motor Spirit, (PMS) in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) and some states across the country, a major player in the sector, the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas, (NUPENG) has called on
the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) not to relent in its efforts to ease the suffering of vehicle owners at retail outlets and commuters.
National Chairman of the Petroleum and Tanker Drivers’, (PTD) branch of NUPENG, Comrade Salmon Oladiti made the admonition on Tuesday in
Abuja.
The federal government at the end of the Federal Executive Council, (FEC) meeting last Wednesday in Abuja had expressed concern over the
scarcity. Briefing newsmen at the end of the meeting, Information Minister, Lai Mohammed had disclosed that the government directed the
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, to put anend to the fuel shortage last weekend.
Dr Kachikwu at a separate briefing said his Ministry had instructed the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency, (PPPRA) and the
Department of Petroleum Resources, (DPR) to ensure monitoring of supply and distribution of the products.
The scarcity has since eased substantially in Lagos state and its environs, but long queues at retail outlets persist in the FCT and states in the Northern.
But speaking with newsmen in Abuja, Comrade Oladiti said his men were ready to assist the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to ensure speedy movement of petroleum products from the depots to retail outlets to end the sufferings of Nigerians at the receiving end of the present shortfall in supply.
He further noted that there has been an improvement in the supply chain from the depots.
He said:’’ Now that petrol is gradually available, we are ready to lift and ensure its availability.
‘’We don’t want Nigerians to go back to the era of artificial
scarcity. We are ready to make sacrifices to ensure that lifting at the depots by our members improve.’’
Oladiti said his members are willing to make sacrifices during the festive period to complement the NNPC management resolve of 24 hours loading and distribution at the depots till the situation normalizes.
The NUPENG boss however appealed to the federal government to implement to the letter its comprehensive project of revitalization of the refineries and depots across the country.‘
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